MGASA-2021-0457 - Updated python packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 02 Oct 2021
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0457.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 8
CVE: CVE-2021-3733

Denial of service when identifying crafted invalid RFCs Security fix for
CVE-2021-3737: python client can enter   an infinite loop on a 100 Continue
response from the server

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29494
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/P42EPKPLOWC5QVIWT7H7BICKHXWJ3MUN/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3733

SRPMS:
- 8/core/python-2.7.18-7.3.mga8

Mageia 2021-0457: python security update

Denial of service when identifying crafted invalid RFCs Security fix for CVE-2021-3737: python client can enter an infinite loop on a 100 Continue response from the server Refer...

Summary

Denial of service when identifying crafted invalid RFCs Security fix for CVE-2021-3737: python client can enter an infinite loop on a 100 Continue response from the server

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29494

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/P42EPKPLOWC5QVIWT7H7BICKHXWJ3MUN/

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3733

Resolution

MGASA-2021-0457 - Updated python packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 8/core/python-2.7.18-7.3.mga8

Severity
Publication date: 02 Oct 2021
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0457.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2021-3733

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