RLSA-2026:90494

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    RLSA-2026:90494

    Published: 29 Oct 2026Last Modified: 29 Oct 2026

    Summary: Important: python-urllib3 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): * urllib3: urllib3: Denial of Service via unbounded memory allocation in chunk parser (CVE-2026-97689) * urllib3: urllib3: Traffic interception via HTTPS proxy TLS configuration override (CVE-2026-97687) 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://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:90494, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2543245, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2543255, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:90494

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python-urllib3

    Purl: pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/python-urllib3?distro=rocky-linux-9-x86-64&epoch=0

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0:1.26.5-8.el9_8.2

    Affected versions

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