ALSA-2022:6457

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    ALSA-2022:6457

    Published: 13 Sept 2022Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Moderate: python3 security update

    Details: 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(mailcap): findmatch() function does not sanitise the second argument (CVE-2015-20107) * python: urllib.parse does not sanitize URLs containing ASCII newline and tabs (CVE-2022-0391) 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.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6457, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-20107, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0391, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2047376, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2075390, https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-6457.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: platform-python

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/platform-python

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.6.8-47.el8_6.alma

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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