NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting python3-libs package, versions <0:3.6.8-15.1.el8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-PYTHON3LIBS-3563372
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 15 Jan 2019
Introduced: 15 Jan 2019
CVE-2019-5010 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 python3-libs to version 0:3.6.8-15.1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:3520.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-libs package and not the python3-libs package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the X509 certificate parser of Python.org Python 2.7.11 / 3.6.6. A specially crafted X509 certificate can cause a NULL pointer dereference, resulting in a denial of service. An attacker can initiate or accept TLS connections using crafted certificates to trigger this vulnerability.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-5010
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-26
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0758
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00034.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3520
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E