MGASA-2018-0256

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    MGASA-2018-0256

    Published: 29 May 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated python packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: Updated python packages fix security vulnerabilities: A flaw was found in the way catastrophic backtracking was implemented in Python's pop3lib's apop() method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service (CVE-2018-1060). A flaw was found in the way catastrophic backtracking was implemented in Python's difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service (CVE-2018-1061).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0256.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22845, https://docs.python.org/3.6/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-6-5-final, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/6WVU6LVRWETHDLXB6T3636AYNKVHPASB/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/python?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.15-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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    MGASA-2018-0256 | CVE-DB