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(mailcap): findmatch() function does not sanitise the second argument (CVE-2015-20107)
* python: urllib.parse does not sanitize URLs containing ASCII newline and tabs (CVE-2022-0391)
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.
Fixed packages 7
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | platform-python | 3.6.8-47.el8_6.alma |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | platform-python-debug | 3.6.8-47.el8_6.alma |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | platform-python-devel | 3.6.8-47.el8_6.alma |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | python3-idle | 3.6.8-47.el8_6.alma |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | python3-libs | 3.6.8-47.el8_6.alma |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | python3-test | 3.6.8-47.el8_6.alma |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | python3-tkinter | 3.6.8-47.el8_6.alma |
Vulnerabilities 2
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High 7.8CVE-2015-20107 Public exploit
In Python (aka CPython) up to 3.10.8, the mailcap module does not add escape characters into commands discovered in the…
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High 7.5
A flaw was found in Python, specifically within the urllib.parse module. This module helps break Uniform Resource Locat…