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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-1060: Moderate: python security and bug fix update (CESA-2018:3041)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-1060: Moderate: python security and bug fix update (CESA-2018:3041)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/18/2018
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

python before versions 2.7.15, 3.4.9, 3.5.6rc1, 3.6.5rc1 and 3.7.0 is vulnerable to catastrophic backtracking in pop3lib's apop() method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-python
  • centos-upgrade-python-debug
  • centos-upgrade-python-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-python-devel
  • centos-upgrade-python-libs
  • centos-upgrade-python-test
  • centos-upgrade-python-tools
  • centos-upgrade-tkinter

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