Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2023-6823

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-6823.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 7 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
python3-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.i686.rpm
python3-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
python3-debug-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.i686.rpm
python3-debug-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
python3-devel-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.i686.rpm
python3-devel-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
python3-idle-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.i686.rpm
python3-idle-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
python3-libs-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.i686.rpm
python3-libs-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
python3-test-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.i686.rpm
python3-test-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
python3-tkinter-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.i686.rpm
python3-tkinter-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm


SRPMS:
https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol7/SRPMS-updates//python3-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.src.rpm

Related CVEs:

CVE-2023-40217




Description of changes:

[3.6.8-21.0.1]
- Remove the "getfile" feature of pydoc [Orabug: 33182027][CVE-2021-3426]
- Fix buffer overflow in PyCArg_repr [Orabug: 32551171][CVE-2021-3177]
- Add Oracle Linux distribution in platform.py [Orabug: 20812544]

[3.6.8-21]
- Test fixups for CVE-2023-40217
Resolves: RHEL-3139

[3.6.8-20]
- Security fix for CVE-2023-40217
Resolves: RHEL-3139


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Oracle7: ELSA-2023-6823: python3 security Important Security Update

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 7 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[3.6.8-21.0.1] - Remove the "getfile" feature of pydoc [Orabug: 33182027][CVE-2021-3426] - Fix buffer overflow in PyCArg_repr [Orabug: 32551171][CVE-2021-3177] - Add Oracle Linux distribution in platform.py [Orabug: 20812544] [3.6.8-21] - Test fixups for CVE-2023-40217 Resolves: RHEL-3139 [3.6.8-20] - Security fix for CVE-2023-40217 Resolves: RHEL-3139

SRPMs

https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol7/SRPMS-updates//python3-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.src.rpm

x86_64

python3-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.i686.rpm python3-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm python3-debug-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.i686.rpm python3-debug-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm python3-devel-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.i686.rpm python3-devel-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm python3-idle-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.i686.rpm python3-idle-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm python3-libs-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.i686.rpm python3-libs-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm python3-test-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.i686.rpm python3-test-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm python3-tkinter-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.i686.rpm python3-tkinter-3.6.8-21.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm

aarch64

i386

Severity
Related CVEs: CVE-2023-40217

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