RHSA-2019:3725: Moderate: rh-python36-python security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Published Nov 6, 2019
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Updated

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-python36-python (3.6.9). (BZ#1709344)Security Fix(es): python: DOS via regular expression backtracking in difflib.ISLINEJUNK method in difflib (CVE-2018-1061) python: Missing salt initialization in elementtree.c module (CVE-2018-14647) python: Cookie domain check returns incorrect results (CVE-2018-20852) python: NULL pointer dereference using a specially crafted X509 certificate (CVE-2019-5010) python: CRLF injection via the query part of the url passed to urlopen() (CVE-2019-9740) python: CRLF injection via the path part of the url passed to urlopen() (CVE-2019-9947) python: email.utils.parseaddr wrongly parses email addresses (CVE-2019-16056) python: DOS via regular expression catastrophic backtracking in apop() method in pop3lib (CVE-2018-1060) python: Integer overflow in Modules/pickle.c allows for memory exhaustion if serializing gigabytes of data (CVE-2018-20406) 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.Bug Fix(es): urlsplit doesn't accept a NFKD hostname with a port number (BZ#1709340) rh-python36 cannot unpickle datetime.date objects (BZ#1749103)

Affected Software

41 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/rh-python36-python<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-debug<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-debuginfo<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-devel<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-libs<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-test<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-tkinter<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-tools<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-debug<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-debuginfo<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-devel<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-libs<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-test<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-tkinter<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-tools<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-debug<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-debuginfo<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-devel<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-libs<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-test<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-tkinter<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python-tools<3.6.9-2.el7
3.6.9-2.el7
redhat/rh-python36-python<3.6.9-2.el7.aa
3.6.9-2.el7.aa
redhat/rh-python36-python-debug<3.6.9-2.el7.aa
3.6.9-2.el7.aa
redhat/rh-python36-python-debuginfo<3.6.9-2.el7.aa
3.6.9-2.el7.aa
redhat/rh-python36-python-devel<3.6.9-2.el7.aa
3.6.9-2.el7.aa
redhat/rh-python36-python-libs<3.6.9-2.el7.aa
3.6.9-2.el7.aa
redhat/rh-python36-python-test<3.6.9-2.el7.aa
3.6.9-2.el7.aa
redhat/rh-python36-python-tkinter<3.6.9-2.el7.aa
3.6.9-2.el7.aa
redhat/rh-python36-python-tools<3.6.9-2.el7.aa
3.6.9-2.el7.aa
redhat/rh-python36-python<3.6.9-2.el6
3.6.9-2.el6
redhat/rh-python36-python<3.6.9-2.el6
3.6.9-2.el6
redhat/rh-python36-python-debug<3.6.9-2.el6
3.6.9-2.el6
redhat/rh-python36-python-debuginfo<3.6.9-2.el6
3.6.9-2.el6
redhat/rh-python36-python-devel<3.6.9-2.el6
3.6.9-2.el6
redhat/rh-python36-python-libs<3.6.9-2.el6
3.6.9-2.el6
redhat/rh-python36-python-test<3.6.9-2.el6
3.6.9-2.el6
redhat/rh-python36-python-tkinter<3.6.9-2.el6
3.6.9-2.el6
redhat/rh-python36-python-tools<3.6.9-2.el6
3.6.9-2.el6

Remediation

Event History

Nov 6, 2019
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2019:3725?

The severity of RHSA-2019:3725 is categorized as moderate.

2

How do I fix RHSA-2019:3725?

To fix RHSA-2019:3725, update the affected software packages to version 3.6.9-2.el7.

3

Which packages are affected by RHSA-2019:3725?

RHSA-2019:3725 affects several packages including rh-python36-python, rh-python36-python-debug, and rh-python36-python-devel among others.

4

Is there a workaround for RHSA-2019:3725?

There is no official workaround provided for RHSA-2019:3725; updating to the fixed version is recommended.

5

What systems are impacted by RHSA-2019:3725?

Systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 with the affected Python packages are impacted by RHSA-2019:3725.

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