ALSA-2023:2763

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    ALSA-2023:2763

    Published: 16 May 2023Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Moderate: python38:3.8 and python38-devel:3.8 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. The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: python38 (3.8.16). Security Fix(es): * python: int() type in PyLong_FromString() does not limit amount of digits converting text to int leading to DoS (CVE-2020-10735) * python: open redirection vulnerability in lib/http/server.py may lead to information disclosure (CVE-2021-28861) * python: CPU denial of service via inefficient IDNA decoder (CVE-2022-45061) 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. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python38

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/python38

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.8.16-1.module_el8.8.0+3482+d5d93a3e

    Affected versions

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