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High ALSA-2022:8492 1 CVE

Important: python39:3.9 security update

Published Nov 16, 2022 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

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: local privilege escalation via the multiprocessing forkserver start method (CVE-2022-42919)

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 44

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 python39 3.9.13-2.module_el8.7.0+3351+e02cdf9b
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-cffi 1.14.3-2.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-cffi 1.14.3-2.module_el8.6.0+3248+c431e88c
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-chardet 3.0.4-19.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-cryptography 3.3.1-2.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-cryptography 3.3.1-2.module_el8.6.0+3248+c431e88c
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-devel 3.9.13-2.module_el8.7.0+3351+e02cdf9b
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-idle 3.9.13-2.module_el8.7.0+3351+e02cdf9b
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-idna 2.10-3.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-libs 3.9.13-2.module_el8.7.0+3351+e02cdf9b
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-lxml 4.6.5-1.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-lxml 4.6.5-1.module_el8.6.0+3248+c431e88c
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-mod_wsgi 4.7.1-5.module_el8.7.0+3344+df07b58a
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-numpy 1.19.4-3.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-numpy 1.19.4-3.module_el8.6.0+3248+c431e88c
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-numpy-doc 1.19.4-3.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-numpy-f2py 1.19.4-3.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-numpy-f2py 1.19.4-3.module_el8.6.0+3248+c431e88c
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-pip 20.2.4-7.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-pip-wheel 20.2.4-7.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-ply 3.11-10.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-psutil 5.8.0-4.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-psutil 5.8.0-4.module_el8.6.0+3248+c431e88c
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-psycopg2 2.8.6-2.module_el8.7.0+3344+df07b58a
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-psycopg2-doc 2.8.6-2.module_el8.7.0+3344+df07b58a
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-psycopg2-tests 2.8.6-2.module_el8.7.0+3344+df07b58a
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-pycparser 2.20-3.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-PyMySQL 0.10.1-2.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-pysocks 1.7.1-4.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-pyyaml 5.4.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-pyyaml 5.4.1-1.module_el8.6.0+3248+c431e88c
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-requests 2.25.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-rpm-macros 3.9.13-2.module_el8.7.0+3351+e02cdf9b
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-scipy 1.5.4-3.module_el8.6.0+3248+c431e88c
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-scipy 1.5.4-3.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-setuptools 50.3.2-4.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-setuptools-wheel 50.3.2-4.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-six 1.15.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-test 3.9.13-2.module_el8.7.0+3351+e02cdf9b
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-tkinter 3.9.13-2.module_el8.7.0+3351+e02cdf9b
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-toml 0.10.1-5.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-urllib3 1.25.10-4.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-wheel 1:0.35.1-4.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-wheel-wheel 1:0.35.1-4.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-42919
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2138705
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-8492.html