RHSA-2003:048: python security update
Description
An insecure use of a temporary file has been found in Python.
Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language. Zack Weinberg discovered that os._execvpe from os.py in Python 2.2.1 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable names. This could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack All users should upgrade to these errata packages which include a patch to python 1.5.2 to correct this issue.
Solution(s)
- redhat-upgrade-python
- redhat-upgrade-python-devel
- redhat-upgrade-python-docs
- redhat-upgrade-python-tools
- redhat-upgrade-tkinter
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