Eval Injection Affecting python27-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.7.18-2.142.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
8.33% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-PYTHON27DEBUGINFO-2866054
  • published10 Jun 2022
  • disclosed22 Oct 2020

Introduced: 22 Oct 2020

CVE-2020-27619  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-95  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 python27-debuginfo to version 0:2.7.18-2.142.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2022-1593.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python27-debuginfo package and not the python27-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Python 3 through 3.9.0, the Lib/test/multibytecodec_support.py CJK codec tests call eval() on content retrieved via HTTP.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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