MGASA-2019-0084

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    MGASA-2019-0084

    Published: 14 Feb 2019Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-5010

    Summary: Updated python packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the X509 certificate parser of Python.org Python 2.7.11 / 3.7.2. A specially crafted X509 certificate can cause a NULL pointer dereference, resulting in a denial of service. An attacker can initiate or accept TLS connections using crafted certificates to trigger this vulnerability (CVE-2019-5010).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0084.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24340, http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2019-February/005089.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/python?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.15-1.2.mga6

    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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