<p>Upgrade <code>RHEL:8</code> <code>platform-python</code> to version 0:3.6.8-37.el8 or higher.<br>This issue was patched in <code>RHSA-2021:1633</code>.</p>

HTTP Response Splitting Affecting platform-python package, versions <0:3.6.8-37.el8

Threat Intelligence

0.35% (73^rd percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-PLATFORMPYTHON-3978603
published 26 Jul 2021
disclosed 10 Feb 2020

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Introduced: 10 Feb 2020

CVE-2020-26116 Open this link in a new tab CWE-113 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 platform-python to version 0:3.6.8-37.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

http.client in Python 3.x before 3.5.10, 3.6.x before 3.6.12, 3.7.x before 3.7.9, and 3.8.x before 3.8.5 allows CRLF injection if the attacker controls the HTTP request method, as demonstrated by inserting CR and LF control characters in the first argument of HTTPConnection.request.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1

Attack Vector (AV)

Network
Attack Complexity (AC)

Low
Privileges Required (PR)

None
User Interaction (UI)

None

Scope (S)

Changed

Confidentiality (C)

Low
Integrity (I)

Low
Availability (A)

None

HTTP Response Splitting Affecting platform-python package, versions <0:3.6.8-37.el8

Severity

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating