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RedHat: RHSA-2019-3948-01 Moderate: Python27-Python Security Issue Details

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Calendar Grey November 25, 2019
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Red Hat releases updates for python27-python, targeting moderate security vulnerabilities with a focus on rectifying multiple concerns. Full particulars enclosed.
An update for python27-python is now available for Red Hat Software Collections

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language, which includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems.
The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: python27-python (2.7.17). (BZ#1767887)
Security Fix(es):
* python: Cookie domain check returns incorrect results (CVE-2018-20852)
* python: email.utils.parseaddr wrongly parses email addresses (CVE-2019-16056)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Bug Fix(es):
* Missing audiotest.au in python27-python-test (BZ#1767890)

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security advisory moderate security issue red hat bug fix python software collection

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20852 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-16056 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source: python27-python-2.7.17-2.el6.src.rpm
x86_64: python27-python-2.7.17-2.el6.x86_64.rpm python27-python-debug-2.7.17-2.el6.x86_64.rpm python27-python-debuginfo-2.7.17-2.el6.x86_64.rpm python27-python-devel-2.7.17-2.el6.x86_64.rpm python27-python-libs-2.7.17-2.el6.x86_64.rpm python27-python-test-2.7.17-2.el6.x86_64.rpm python27-python-tools-2.7.17-2.el6.x86_64.rpm python27-tkinter-2.7.17-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source: python27-python-2.7.17-2.el6.src.rpm
x86_64: python27-python-2.7.17-2.el6.x86_64.rpm python27-python-debug-2.7.17-2.el6.x86_64.rpm python27-python-debuginfo-2.7.17-2.el6.x86_64.rpm python27-python-devel-2.7.17-2.el6.x86_64.rpm python27-python-libs-2.7.17-2.el6.x86_64.rpm python27-python-test-2.7.17-2.el6.x86_64.rpm python27-python-tools-2.7.17-2.el6.x86_64.rpm python27-tkinter-2.7.17-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source: python27-python-2.7.17-2.el7.src.rpm
ppc64le: python27-python-2.7.17-2.el7.ppc64le.rpm python27-python-debug-2.7.17-2.el7.ppc64le.rpm python27-python-debuginfo-2.7.17-2.el7.ppc64le.rpm python27-python-devel-2.7.17-2.el7.ppc64le.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2019:3948-01
Product: Red Hat Software Collections
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3948
Issue date: 2019-11-25

Topic

An update for python27-python is now available for Red Hat SoftwareCollections.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security issue red hat bug fix python software collection

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) - ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) - ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) - ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1740347 - CVE-2018-20852 python: Cookie domain check returns incorrect results

1749839 - CVE-2019-16056 python: email.utils.parseaddr wrongly parses email addresses

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