SB2019050611 - Amazon Linux AMI update for python34

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SB2019050611 - Amazon Linux AMI update for python34

Published: May 6, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019050611
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9636)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing data in Unicode encoding with an incorrect netloc during NFKC normalization. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information.


2) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20406)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in modules/_pickle.c when processing a large LONG_BINPUT value during the "resize to twice the size" attempt. A remote attacker can supply overly large data, trigger integer overflow and exhaust all resources on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References