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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2019-20907) (Multiple Advisories): python3 security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2019-20907) (Multiple Advisories): python3 security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
07/13/2020
Created
11/14/2020
Added
11/12/2020
Modified
11/23/2022

Description

In Lib/tarfile.py in Python through 3.8.3, an attacker is able to craft a TAR archive leading to an infinite loop when opened by tarfile.open, because _proc_pax lacks header validation.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-platform-python
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-platform-python-debug
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-platform-python-devel
  • 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-python3
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python3-debug
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python3-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python3-idle
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python3-libs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python3-test
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python3-tkinter
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-tkinter

References

  • ELSA-2020-5010
  • USN-4428-1
  • USN-4754-3
  • CVE-2019-20907

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