SB2024092405 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for python3.12
Published: September 24, 2024
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Incorrect provision of specified functionality (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-4032)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists within the "ipaddress" module that contains incorrect information and private and public IP addresses for IPv4 and IPv6 protocols. This affects the is_private and is_global properties of the
ipaddress.IPv4Address, ipaddress.IPv4Network, ipaddress.IPv6Address, and
ipaddress.IPv6Network classes. A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions based on IP addresses or perform other actions, depending on the application's capabilities.
2) Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6923)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of newlines for email headers when
serializing an email message. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary headers into serialized email messages.
3) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8088)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the the CPython "zipfile" module affecting "zipfile.Path". A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.