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Red Hat 8.2 RHSA-2021-3366-01 Moderate: Python3 CRLF Injection

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Calendar Grey August 31, 2021
Dist Redhat Esm H88
A new patch for python3 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux addresses vulnerabilities related to CRLF injection. This is a moderate severity update that is now accessible.
An update for python3 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 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

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.
Security Fix(es):
* python: CRLF injection via HTTP request method in httplib/http.client (CVE-2020-26116)
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 security update Red Hat moderate severity CRLF injection Enterprise Linux python3

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-26116 https://python-security.readthedocs.io/vuln/http-header-injection-method.html https://bugs.python.org/issue39603 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2):
aarch64: platform-python-debug-3.6.8-24.el8_2.aarch64.rpm platform-python-devel-3.6.8-24.el8_2.aarch64.rpm python3-debuginfo-3.6.8-24.el8_2.aarch64.rpm python3-debugsource-3.6.8-24.el8_2.aarch64.rpm python3-idle-3.6.8-24.el8_2.aarch64.rpm python3-tkinter-3.6.8-24.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le: platform-python-debug-3.6.8-24.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm platform-python-devel-3.6.8-24.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm python3-debuginfo-3.6.8-24.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm python3-debugsource-3.6.8-24.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm python3-idle-3.6.8-24.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm python3-tkinter-3.6.8-24.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: platform-python-debug-3.6.8-24.el8_2.s390x.rpm platform-python-devel-3.6.8-24.el8_2.s390x.rpm python3-debuginfo-3.6.8-24.el8_2.s390x.rpm python3-debugsource-3.6.8-24.el8_2.s390x.rpm python3-idle-3.6.8-24.el8_2.s390x.rpm python3-tkinter-3.6.8-24.el8_2.s390x.rpm
x86_64: platform-python-3.6.8-24.el8_2.i686.rpm platform-python-debug-3.6.8-24.el8_2.i686.rpm platform-python-debug-3.6.8-24.el8_2.x86_64.rpm platform-python-devel-3.6.8-24.el8_2.i686.rpm platform-python-devel-3.6.8-24.el8_2.x86_64.rpm python3-debuginfo-3.6.8-24.el8_2.i686.rpm python3-debuginfo-3.6.8-24.el8_2.x86_64.rpm python3-debugsource-3.6.8-24.el8_2.i686.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2021:3366-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3366
Issue date: 2021-08-31

Topic

An update for python3 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2Extended Update Support.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.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat moderate severity CRLF injection Enterprise Linux python3

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 8.2) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

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

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