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Fedora 27: FEDORA-2017-2e5a17c4cc Moderate: Python Heap Overflow Fix

Fix for CVE-2017-1000158. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2017-2e5a17c4cc 2018-01-02 14:45:21.618934 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : python33 Product : Fedora 27 Version : 3.3.7 Release : 2.fc27 URL : https://www.python.org/ Summary : Version 3.3 of the Python programming language Description : Python 3.3 package for developers. This package exists to allow developers to test their code against an older version of Python. This is not a full Python stack and if you wish to run your applications with Python 3.3, see other distributions that support it, such as CentOS or RHEL with Software Collections. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Fix for CVE-2017-1000158 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1519605 - CVE-2017-1000158 python33: python: Integer overflow in PyString_DecodeEscape results in heap-base buffer overflow [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1519605 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade python33' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Fedora 27's latest security updateaddresses a critical vulnerability in Python 3.3, CVE-2017-1000158. Users are urged to apply patches for system security. Fedora Python Security Update, python33 Vulnerability Fix, Heap Overflow Fedora Update. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jan 02, 2018 Fedora