OESA-2023-1519

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OESA-2023-1519

Summary: python3 security update

Details: Python combines remarkable power with very clear syntax. It has modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types, and dynamic typing. There are interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems. New built-in modules are easily written in C or C++ (or other languages, depending on the chosen implementation). Python is also usable as an extension language for applications written in other languages that need easy-to-use scripting or automation interfaces. This package Provides python version 3. Security Fix(es): Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) extract and (2) extractall functions in the tarfile module in Python allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in filenames in a TAR archive, a related issue to CVE-2001-1267.(CVE-2007-4559)

References: https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2023-1519, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4559