RedHat: RHSA-2021-4455:03 Low: python-pip security update
Summary
pip is a package management system used to install and manage software
packages written in Python. Many packages can be found in the Python
Package Index (PyPI). pip is a recursive acronym that can stand for either
"Pip Installs Packages" or "Pip Installs Python".
Security Fix(es):
* python-pip: Incorrect handling of unicode separators in git references
(CVE-2021-3572)
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.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Summary
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
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3572 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/8.5_release_notes/
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8):
noarch:
python3-pip-9.0.3-20.el8.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8):
Source:
python-pip-9.0.3-20.el8.src.rpm
noarch:
platform-python-pip-9.0.3-20.el8.noarch.rpm
python3-pip-wheel-9.0.3-20.el8.noarch.rpm
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details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
Topic
An update for python-pip is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Low. 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.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) - noarch
Bugs Fixed
1962856 - CVE-2021-3572 python-pip: Incorrect handling of unicode separators in git references