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Red Hat: CVE-2023-49083: python-cryptography: NULL-dereference when loading PKCS7 certificates (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2023-49083: python-cryptography: NULL-dereference when loading PKCS7 certificates (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
11/29/2023
Created
05/01/2024
Added
05/01/2024
Modified
09/03/2024

Description

cryptography is a package designed to expose cryptographic primitives and recipes to Python developers. Calling `load_pem_pkcs7_certificates` or `load_der_pkcs7_certificates` could lead to a NULL-pointer dereference and segfault. Exploitation of this vulnerability poses a serious risk of Denial of Service (DoS) for any application attempting to deserialize a PKCS7 blob/certificate. The consequences extend to potential disruptions in system availability and stability. This vulnerability has been patched in version 41.0.6.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-python3-11-cryptography
  • redhat-upgrade-python3-11-cryptography-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-python3-11-cryptography-debugsource

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