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Red Hat: RHSA-2020-4299-01 Moderate: rh-python38 Bug Fixes

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An update for rh-python38-python, rh-python38-python-psutil, and rh-python38-python-urllib3 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: rh-python38-python (3.8.6). (BZ#1885289)
Security Fix(es):
* python-psutil: double free because of refcount mishandling (CVE-2019-18874)
* python: infinite loop in the tarfile module via crafted TAR archive (CVE-2019-20907)
* python: DoS via inefficiency in IPv{4,6}Interface classes (CVE-2020-14422)
* python: CRLF injection via HTTP request method in httplib/http.client (CVE-2020-26116)
* python-urllib3: CRLF injection via HTTP request method (CVE-2020-26137)
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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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18874 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20907 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14422 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-26116 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-26137 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source: rh-python38-python-3.8.6-1.el7.src.rpm rh-python38-python-psutil-5.6.4-5.el7.src.rpm rh-python38-python-urllib3-1.25.7-6.el7.src.rpm
aarch64: rh-python38-python-3.8.6-1.el7.aarch64.rpm rh-python38-python-debug-3.8.6-1.el7.aarch64.rpm rh-python38-python-debuginfo-3.8.6-1.el7.aarch64.rpm rh-python38-python-devel-3.8.6-1.el7.aarch64.rpm rh-python38-python-idle-3.8.6-1.el7.aarch64.rpm rh-python38-python-libs-3.8.6-1.el7.aarch64.rpm rh-python38-python-psutil-5.6.4-5.el7.aarch64.rpm rh-python38-python-psutil-debuginfo-5.6.4-5.el7.aarch64.rpm rh-python38-python-test-3.8.6-1.el7.aarch64.rpm rh-python38-python-tkinter-3.8.6-1.el7.aarch64.rpm
noarch: rh-python38-python-rpm-macros-3.8.6-1.el7.noarch.rpm rh-python38-python-srpm-macros-3.8.6-1.el7.noarch.rpm rh-python38-python-urllib3-1.25.7-6.el7.noarch.rpm
ppc64le: rh-python38-python-3.8.6-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm rh-python38-python-debug-3.8.6-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm rh-python38-python-debuginfo-3.8.6-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm rh-python38-python-devel-3.8.6-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm rh-python38-python-idle-3.8.6-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm rh-python38-python-libs-3.8.6-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm rh-python38-python-psutil-5.6.4-5.el7.ppc64le.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:4299-01
Product: Red Hat Software Collections
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4299
Issue date: 2020-10-20

Topic

An update for rh-python38-python, rh-python38-python-psutil, andrh-python38-python-urllib3 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

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Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

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

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

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

Bugs Fixed

1772014 - CVE-2019-18874 python-psutil: double free because of refcount mishandling

1854926 - CVE-2020-14422 python: DoS via inefficiency in IPv{4,6}Interface classes

1856481 - CVE-2019-20907 python: infinite loop in the tarfile module via crafted TAR archive

1883014 - CVE-2020-26116 python: CRLF injection via HTTP request method in httplib/http.client

1883632 - CVE-2020-26137 python-urllib3: CRLF injection via HTTP request method

1885289 - Update the python 3.8 interpreter to its latest bugfix release 3.8.6

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