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Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-7151-01
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-7151-01 - An update for python3 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Issues addressed include a traversal vulnerability.
The following data is constructed from data provided by Red Hat's json file at:https://access.redhat.com/security/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2023/rhsa-2023_7151.jsonRed Hat officially shut down their mailing list notifications October 10, 2023. Due to this, Packet Storm has recreated the below data as a reference point to raise awareness. It must be noted that due to an inability to easily track revision updates without crawling Red Hat's archive, these advisories are single notifications and we strongly suggest that you visit the Red Hat provided links to ensure you have the latest information available if the subject matter listed pertains to your environment.- Packet Storm Staff====================================================================Red Hat Security AdvisorySynopsis: Moderate: python3 security updateAdvisory ID: RHSA-2023:7151-01Product: Red Hat Enterprise LinuxAdvisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7151Issue date: 2023-11-14Revision: 01CVE Names: CVE-2007-4559====================================================================Summary: An update for python3 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.Description:Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language, which includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems.Security Fix(es):* python: tarfile module directory traversal (CVE-2007-4559)For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.Additional Changes:For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 Release Notes linked from the References section.Solution:https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258CVEs:CVE-2007-4559References:https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderatehttps://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/8.9_release_notes/indexhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=263261https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2217703
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