Eval Injection Affecting platform-python-devel package, versions <0:3.6.8-37.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
8.24% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PLATFORMPYTHONDEVEL-4000740
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed5 Oct 2020

Introduced: 5 Oct 2020

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

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 platform-python-devel 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-devel package and not the platform-python-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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 Base Scores

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