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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5: RHSA-2019-3964-01 Important Security Fix

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An update for python-jinja2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Extended Update Support

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

For the update to take effect, all applications using Jinja2 must be restarted.

Summary

The python-jinja2 package contains Jinja2, a template engine written in pure Python. Jinja2 provides a Django inspired non-XML syntax but supports inline expressions and an optional sandboxed environment.
Security Fix(es):
* python-jinja2: Sandbox escape due to information disclosure via str.format (CVE-2016-10745)
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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory important Red Hat Enterprise information disclosure python package sandbox escape template engine

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10745 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.5):
Source: python-jinja2-2.7.2-3.el7_5.src.rpm
noarch: python-jinja2-2.7.2-3.el7_5.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5):
Source: python-jinja2-2.7.2-3.el7_5.src.rpm
noarch: python-jinja2-2.7.2-3.el7_5.noarch.rpm
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Advisory ID: RHSA-2019:3964-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3964
Issue date: 2019-11-26

Topic

An update for python-jinja2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux7.5 Extended Update Support.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory important Red Hat Enterprise information disclosure python package sandbox escape template engine

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.5) - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) - noarch

Bugs Fixed

1698345 - CVE-2016-10745 python-jinja2: Sandbox escape due to information disclosure via str.format

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