CVE-2021-3572 Affecting python39-cffi package, versions <0:1.14.3-2.module+el8.4.0+20109+b7b1db01


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-PYTHON39CFFI-2591376
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 10 Nov 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 python39-cffi to version 0:1.14.3-2.module+el8.4.0+20109+b7b1db01 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-4160.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python39-cffi package and not the python39-cffi package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in python-pip in the way it handled Unicode separators in git references. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to install a different revision on a repository. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity. This is fixed in python-pip version 21.1.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.7 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    None
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SUSE

4.5 medium
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Red Hat

4.5 medium