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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2018.3371 Moderate: python security and bug fix update 31 October 2018 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: python Publisher: Red Hat Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS/Desktop 7 Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2018-1061 CVE-2018-1060 Reference: ESB-2018.3331 ESB-2018.2936 ESB-2018.2924 ESB-2018.2894 ESB-2018.2893 ESB-2018.2726 Original Bulletin: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3041 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: python security and bug fix update Advisory ID: RHSA-2018:3041-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3041 Issue date: 2018-10-30 CVE Names: CVE-2018-1060 CVE-2018-1061 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: An update for python is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. 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. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x 3. 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: DOS via regular expression backtracking in difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method in difflib (CVE-2018-1061) * python: DOS via regular expression catastrophic backtracking in apop() method in pop3lib (CVE-2018-1060) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Red Hat would like to thank the Python security response team for reporting these issues. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Release Notes linked from the References section. 4. Solution: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1549191 - CVE-2018-1060 python: DOS via regular expression catastrophic backtracking in apop() method in pop3lib 1549192 - CVE-2018-1061 python: DOS via regular expression backtracking in difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method in difflib 1555314 - Don't send IP address as SNI TLS extension 1557460 - python-libs package dosn't provide python2-libs 1579432 - OSError 17 due to _multiprocessing/semaphore.c assuming a one-to-one Pid -> process mapping. 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7): Source: python-2.7.5-76.el7.src.rpm x86_64: python-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.i686.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-76.el7.i686.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7): x86_64: python-debug-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-devel-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-test-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-tools-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm tkinter-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7): Source: python-2.7.5-76.el7.src.rpm x86_64: python-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.i686.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-devel-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-76.el7.i686.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7): x86_64: python-debug-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-test-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-tools-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm tkinter-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7): Source: python-2.7.5-76.el7.src.rpm ppc64: python-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64.rpm python-devel-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64.rpm ppc64le: python-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64le.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64le.rpm python-devel-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64le.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64le.rpm s390x: python-2.7.5-76.el7.s390x.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.s390.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.s390x.rpm python-devel-2.7.5-76.el7.s390x.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-76.el7.s390.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-76.el7.s390x.rpm x86_64: python-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.i686.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-devel-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-76.el7.i686.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7): Source: python-2.7.5-76.el7.src.rpm aarch64: python-2.7.5-76.el7.aarch64.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.aarch64.rpm python-devel-2.7.5-76.el7.aarch64.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-76.el7.aarch64.rpm ppc64le: python-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64le.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64le.rpm python-devel-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64le.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64le.rpm s390x: python-2.7.5-76.el7.s390x.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.s390.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.s390x.rpm python-devel-2.7.5-76.el7.s390x.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-76.el7.s390.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-76.el7.s390x.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7): aarch64: python-debug-2.7.5-76.el7.aarch64.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.aarch64.rpm python-test-2.7.5-76.el7.aarch64.rpm python-tools-2.7.5-76.el7.aarch64.rpm tkinter-2.7.5-76.el7.aarch64.rpm ppc64le: python-debug-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64le.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64le.rpm python-test-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64le.rpm python-tools-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64le.rpm tkinter-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64le.rpm s390x: python-debug-2.7.5-76.el7.s390x.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.s390x.rpm python-test-2.7.5-76.el7.s390x.rpm python-tools-2.7.5-76.el7.s390x.rpm tkinter-2.7.5-76.el7.s390x.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7): ppc64: python-debug-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64.rpm python-test-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64.rpm python-tools-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64.rpm tkinter-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64.rpm ppc64le: python-debug-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64le.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64le.rpm python-test-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64le.rpm python-tools-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64le.rpm tkinter-2.7.5-76.el7.ppc64le.rpm s390x: python-debug-2.7.5-76.el7.s390x.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.s390x.rpm python-test-2.7.5-76.el7.s390x.rpm python-tools-2.7.5-76.el7.s390x.rpm tkinter-2.7.5-76.el7.s390x.rpm x86_64: python-debug-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-test-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-tools-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm tkinter-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7): Source: python-2.7.5-76.el7.src.rpm x86_64: python-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.i686.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-devel-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-76.el7.i686.rpm python-libs-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7): x86_64: python-debug-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-debuginfo-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-test-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm python-tools-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm tkinter-2.7.5-76.el7.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/ 7. References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1060 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1061 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/7.6_release_notes/index 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. 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