Gentoo: GLSA-202107-36: urllib3: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in urllib3. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All urllib3 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/urllib3-1.26.5"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2021-28363 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28363 [ 2 ] CVE-2021-33503 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33503
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-36
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Background
The urllib3 library is an HTTP library with thread-safe connection pooling, file post, and more.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-python/urllib3 < 1.26.5 >= 1.26.5
Impact
===== An attacker could cause a possible Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.