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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2021:0761 - Security Advisory
Issued:
2021-03-09
Updated:
2021-03-09

RHSA-2021:0761 - Security Advisory

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Synopsis

Moderate: python security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Moderate

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

An update for python is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Telco Extended Update Support, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

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: infinite loop in the tarfile module via crafted TAR archive (CVE-2019-20907)

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.

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

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

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.4 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.4 x86_64

Fixes

  • BZ - 1856481 - CVE-2019-20907 python: infinite loop in the tarfile module via crafted TAR archive

CVEs

  • CVE-2019-20907

References

  • https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.4

SRPM
python-2.7.5-64.el7_4.src.rpm SHA-256: 6131c128bf5891040c23e45259efdcee01bb133ccaf541685e46db0e1af7855f
x86_64
python-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: aa2c7e46c160d089d3a135e8eb7883d13f16f764ba3a4e97d2889a2eae0e1420
python-debug-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 755be1d1bf08b94b9fb656cc5533a5e6ca722810c43ad5e27535b4f833e3500d
python-debuginfo-2.7.5-64.el7_4.i686.rpm SHA-256: b1ec93388721115176ba033e5a70238412196ea3780dba69f61cf4a7adade461
python-debuginfo-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ffa12b34244313d69277b7644c7feebed65890f0e99600dc8706c6e79bacd12d
python-debuginfo-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ffa12b34244313d69277b7644c7feebed65890f0e99600dc8706c6e79bacd12d
python-devel-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d7f738195cfaf52bb1882640a057838df6f35e809bfa45095cc401192f8109d1
python-libs-2.7.5-64.el7_4.i686.rpm SHA-256: 8162526fec658c425958159a93377d1a1d701c7bd3b625e92326a4597a0eea48
python-libs-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4358e2e019efe9d9fd3f5116e18015b375c8ef98c3bd83a4b961678545fc7db7
python-test-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c730a2cdaa41a6a62c6336b31539d316d8c288afe9d433afe1b58a2c8ec9e672
python-tools-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0f278c6dc9dec13522aa6caca762246f4574824b87ce2755b4469a1c50a335db
tkinter-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5380c115f27b0ffe39f9700d41dbaf3dcb0b71cf30a827b55f0d248fef6b8167

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.4

SRPM
python-2.7.5-64.el7_4.src.rpm SHA-256: 6131c128bf5891040c23e45259efdcee01bb133ccaf541685e46db0e1af7855f
x86_64
python-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: aa2c7e46c160d089d3a135e8eb7883d13f16f764ba3a4e97d2889a2eae0e1420
python-debug-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 755be1d1bf08b94b9fb656cc5533a5e6ca722810c43ad5e27535b4f833e3500d
python-debuginfo-2.7.5-64.el7_4.i686.rpm SHA-256: b1ec93388721115176ba033e5a70238412196ea3780dba69f61cf4a7adade461
python-debuginfo-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ffa12b34244313d69277b7644c7feebed65890f0e99600dc8706c6e79bacd12d
python-debuginfo-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ffa12b34244313d69277b7644c7feebed65890f0e99600dc8706c6e79bacd12d
python-devel-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d7f738195cfaf52bb1882640a057838df6f35e809bfa45095cc401192f8109d1
python-libs-2.7.5-64.el7_4.i686.rpm SHA-256: 8162526fec658c425958159a93377d1a1d701c7bd3b625e92326a4597a0eea48
python-libs-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4358e2e019efe9d9fd3f5116e18015b375c8ef98c3bd83a4b961678545fc7db7
python-test-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c730a2cdaa41a6a62c6336b31539d316d8c288afe9d433afe1b58a2c8ec9e672
python-tools-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0f278c6dc9dec13522aa6caca762246f4574824b87ce2755b4469a1c50a335db
tkinter-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5380c115f27b0ffe39f9700d41dbaf3dcb0b71cf30a827b55f0d248fef6b8167

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.4

SRPM
python-2.7.5-64.el7_4.src.rpm SHA-256: 6131c128bf5891040c23e45259efdcee01bb133ccaf541685e46db0e1af7855f
ppc64le
python-2.7.5-64.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 0baed876913a7e70a434fd6fa3cb67b46e43c4015ee00141bb803761435f1446
python-debug-2.7.5-64.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ee260c163181136d9586fffac9007a07a0cf297a9ebf2382fd5e6a7abe787878
python-debuginfo-2.7.5-64.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ecdb3252d552c1739a29e83723cd031105f111cad6cee6e7945bdf5440ea0b45
python-debuginfo-2.7.5-64.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ecdb3252d552c1739a29e83723cd031105f111cad6cee6e7945bdf5440ea0b45
python-devel-2.7.5-64.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 7fa43500876018889807f0c93014d34572919f7d003b330feb2ae470e97920aa
python-libs-2.7.5-64.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 7f13e1ae630618c97a7183812b8ed082c77476e42deedc73b811b684af0f57f3
python-test-2.7.5-64.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 4359108c64c58e58b83cc948d964b1de041c1f274628fcf67e313e80d597d2db
python-tools-2.7.5-64.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: c982f5e80eb9511ed85b0b9228c5ce7c7960ff58ac9f4898db3851c8e7ac44db
tkinter-2.7.5-64.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 3d12d0d101f0bd2480788ce5001737ec6f3a987189e6a37292f794eb06d9de5b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.4

SRPM
python-2.7.5-64.el7_4.src.rpm SHA-256: 6131c128bf5891040c23e45259efdcee01bb133ccaf541685e46db0e1af7855f
x86_64
python-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: aa2c7e46c160d089d3a135e8eb7883d13f16f764ba3a4e97d2889a2eae0e1420
python-debug-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 755be1d1bf08b94b9fb656cc5533a5e6ca722810c43ad5e27535b4f833e3500d
python-debuginfo-2.7.5-64.el7_4.i686.rpm SHA-256: b1ec93388721115176ba033e5a70238412196ea3780dba69f61cf4a7adade461
python-debuginfo-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ffa12b34244313d69277b7644c7feebed65890f0e99600dc8706c6e79bacd12d
python-debuginfo-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ffa12b34244313d69277b7644c7feebed65890f0e99600dc8706c6e79bacd12d
python-devel-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d7f738195cfaf52bb1882640a057838df6f35e809bfa45095cc401192f8109d1
python-libs-2.7.5-64.el7_4.i686.rpm SHA-256: 8162526fec658c425958159a93377d1a1d701c7bd3b625e92326a4597a0eea48
python-libs-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4358e2e019efe9d9fd3f5116e18015b375c8ef98c3bd83a4b961678545fc7db7
python-test-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c730a2cdaa41a6a62c6336b31539d316d8c288afe9d433afe1b58a2c8ec9e672
python-tools-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0f278c6dc9dec13522aa6caca762246f4574824b87ce2755b4469a1c50a335db
tkinter-2.7.5-64.el7_4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5380c115f27b0ffe39f9700d41dbaf3dcb0b71cf30a827b55f0d248fef6b8167

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