CVE-2020-27619 Affecting platform-python package, versions <0:3.6.8-37.0.1.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.76% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-PLATFORMPYTHON-2580825
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed22 Oct 2020

Introduced: 22 Oct 2020

CVE-2020-27619  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 platform-python to version 0:3.6.8-37.0.1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-1633.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream platform-python package and not the platform-python package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 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 Scores

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