Resource Exhaustion Affecting python3 package, versions <3.6.15-3.91.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.65% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-PYTHON3-2651340
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed13 Dec 2021

Introduced: 13 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-3737  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 python3 to version 3.6.15-3.91.4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3 package and not the python3 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in python. An improperly handled HTTP response in the HTTP client code of python may allow a remote attacker, who controls the HTTP server, to make the client script enter an infinite loop, consuming CPU time. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1