MGASA-2018-0256

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Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0256.html
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https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0256.json
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https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2018-0256
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Published
2018-05-29T19:41:14Z
Modified
2018-05-29T19:05:33Z
Summary
Updated python packages fix security vulnerabilities
Details

Updated python packages fix security vulnerabilities:

A flaw was found in the way catastrophic backtracking was implemented in Python's pop3lib's apop() method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service (CVE-2018-1060).

A flaw was found in the way catastrophic backtracking was implemented in Python's difflib.ISLINEJUNK method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service (CVE-2018-1061).

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Affected packages

Mageia:6 / python

Package

Name
python
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/python?distro=mageia-6

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.15-1.mga6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}

Mageia:5 / python

Package

Name
python
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/python?distro=mageia-5

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.15-1.mga5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}