RHBA-2020:1210 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An update for python-requests is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7.

Description

The python-requests package contains a library designed to make HTTP
requests easy for developers.

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

• Package packages is no longer available - import produces AttributeError

(BZ#1811051)

• TypeError("unsupported operand type(s) for -=: 'Retry' and 'int'",)

(BZ#1811058)

• Changes to how urllib3 was imported caused Timeout stacktrace

(BZ#1811108)

• fence_vmware_soap no longer properly handles InsecureRequestWarning

(BZ#1811114)

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 7 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian 7 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian 7 ppc64le

Fixes

• BZ - 1811051 - Package packages is no longer available - import produces AttributeError [rhel-7.8.z]
• BZ - 1811058 - TypeError("unsupported operand type(s) for -=: 'Retry' and 'int'",) [rhel-7.8.z]
• BZ - 1811108 - Changes to how urllib3 was imported caused Timeout stacktrace [rhel-7.8.z]

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)