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Red Hat Enterprise Linux: RHSA-2020-5009-01 Moderate: Python Infinite Loop

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Calendar Grey November 10, 2020
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Canonical issued a significant security patch for Python addressing a potential deadlock vulnerability in the tarfile component.
An update for python is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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 accessible, high-level, dynamically typed, interpreted programming language, designed with an emphasis on code readability. It includes an extensive standard library, and has a vast ecosystem of third-party libraries.
Security Fix(es):
* python: infinite loop in the tarfile module via crafted TAR archive (CVE-2019-20907)
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 moderate security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux python infinite loop tarfile module

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20907 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source: python-2.7.5-90.el7.src.rpm
x86_64: python-2.7.5-90.el7.x86_64.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-90.el7.i686.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-90.el7.x86_64.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-90.el7.i686.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-90.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: python-debug-2.7.5-90.el7.x86_64.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-90.el7.x86_64.rpm python-devel-2.7.5-90.el7.x86_64.rpm python-test-2.7.5-90.el7.x86_64.rpm python-tools-2.7.5-90.el7.x86_64.rpm tkinter-2.7.5-90.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source: python-2.7.5-90.el7.src.rpm
x86_64: python-2.7.5-90.el7.x86_64.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-90.el7.i686.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-90.el7.x86_64.rpm python-devel-2.7.5-90.el7.x86_64.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-90.el7.i686.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-90.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: python-debug-2.7.5-90.el7.x86_64.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-90.el7.x86_64.rpm python-test-2.7.5-90.el7.x86_64.rpm python-tools-2.7.5-90.el7.x86_64.rpm tkinter-2.7.5-90.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source: python-2.7.5-90.el7.src.rpm
ppc64: python-2.7.5-90.el7.ppc64.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-90.el7.ppc.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-90.el7.ppc64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:5009-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5009
Issue date: 2020-11-10

Topic

An update for python is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.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 update Red Hat Enterprise Linux python infinite loop tarfile module

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

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

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