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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-1060: ELSA-2018-3041: python security and bug fix update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-1060: ELSA-2018-3041: python security and bug fix update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/14/2018
Created
05/08/2019
Added
11/06/2018
Modified
08/06/2024

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)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python-debug
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python-libs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python-test
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python-tools
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-tkinter

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