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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-29921: Security patch for python38 (ALASPYTHON3.8-2023-009)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-29921: Security patch for python38 (ALASPYTHON3.8-2023-009)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/06/2021
Created
09/28/2023
Added
09/28/2023
Modified
09/28/2023

Description

In Python before 3,9,5, the ipaddress library mishandles leading zero characters in the octets of an IP address string. This (in some situations) allows attackers to bypass access control that is based on IP addresses.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-debug
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-libs
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-test
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-tkinter
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-tools

References

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