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High ELSA-2026-85239 3 CVEs

Important: python3 security update (Oracle Linux 8)

Published Oct 20, 2026 · Updated Oct 20, 2026

Summary

[3.6.8-79.0.1]
- Add Oracle Linux distribution in platform.py [Orabug: 20812544]

[3.6.8.openela.0]
- Add openela to supported dists

[3.6.8-79]
- Security fixes for CVE-2026-12345, CVE-2026-19445, CVE-2026-19553
Resolves: RHEL-272935, RHEL-276260, RHEL-274107

Fixed packages 7

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 8 platform-python 0:3.6.8-79.0.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 platform-python-debug 0:3.6.8-79.0.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 platform-python-devel 0:3.6.8-79.0.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 python3-idle 0:3.6.8-79.0.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 python3-libs 0:3.6.8-79.0.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 python3-test 0:3.6.8-79.0.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 python3-tkinter 0:3.6.8-79.0.1.el8_10

Vulnerabilities 3

  • Critical 9.2
    CVE-2026-19445 Public exploit

    Use-after-free of a server-side SSLContext when sni_callback switches contexts

    A remote, unauthenticated TLS client can make a server crash or call through a freed pointer if its sni_callback assigns a different context to SSLSocket.context (the documented way to select a certificate per server name) and nothing else keeps the original …

  • High 7.6
    CVE-2026-19553 Public exploit

    SSLContext.wrap_bio() missing validation of server_hostname parameter

    ssl.SSLContext.wrap_bio() didn't require the server_hostname argument to not be None if ssl.SSLContext.check_hostname was set. Due to a missing parameter check in SSLObject, if the server_hostname argument isn't supplied then hostname verification would be si…

  • Medium 5.9
    CVE-2026-12345 Public exploit

    Race condition in tempfile.TemporaryDirectory cleanup allows deleting files outside the temporary directory

    The cleanup of tempfile.TemporaryDirectory is vulnerable to a race condition. An attacker who can modify the tree during cleanup can replace a directory with a symbolic link, causing files outside of the temporary directory to be deleted or have their permiss…