Issued:
2006-10-09
Updated:
2006-10-09

RHSA-2006:0713 - python security update

Synopsis

python security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Important

Topic

Updated Python packages are now available to correct a security issue in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Description

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language.

A flaw was discovered in the way that the Python repr() function handled UTF-32/UCS-4 strings. If an application written in Python used the repr() function on untrusted data, this could lead to a denial of service or possibly allow the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the Python application. (CVE-2006-4980)

In addition, this errata fixes a regression in the SimpleXMLRPCServer backport for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 that was introduced with RHSA-2005:109.

Users of Python should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian4ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian3ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems4s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems4s390
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems3s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems3s390
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation4ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation4i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation3ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation3i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server4ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server4i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server3ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server3i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop4i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop3i386

Updated Packages

  • python-devel-2.3.4-14.3.s390x.rpm
  • python-tools-2.3.4-14.3.ia64.rpm
  • python-docs-2.3.4-14.3.s390.rpm
  • tkinter-2.3.4-14.3.s390.rpm
  • python-tools-2.3.4-14.3.i386.rpm
  • python-tools-2.3.4-14.3.ppc.rpm
  • tkinter-2.3.4-14.3.ia64.rpm
  • python-2.3.4-14.3.s390.rpm
  • python-docs-2.3.4-14.3.x86_64.rpm
  • python-docs-2.3.4-14.3.i386.rpm
  • python-devel-2.3.4-14.3.x86_64.rpm
  • python-devel-2.3.4-14.3.i386.rpm
  • tkinter-2.3.4-14.3.i386.rpm
  • python-2.3.4-14.3.src.rpm
  • python-2.3.4-14.3.ppc.rpm
  • python-docs-2.3.4-14.3.s390x.rpm
  • tkinter-2.3.4-14.3.ppc.rpm
  • python-2.3.4-14.3.ia64.rpm
  • python-docs-2.3.4-14.3.ia64.rpm
  • python-devel-2.3.4-14.3.s390.rpm
  • python-tools-2.3.4-14.3.s390x.rpm
  • python-devel-2.3.4-14.3.ppc.rpm
  • tkinter-2.3.4-14.3.x86_64.rpm
  • python-devel-2.3.4-14.3.ia64.rpm
  • python-2.3.4-14.3.s390x.rpm
  • tkinter-2.3.4-14.3.s390x.rpm
  • python-docs-2.3.4-14.3.ppc.rpm
  • python-tools-2.3.4-14.3.x86_64.rpm
  • python-2.3.4-14.3.i386.rpm
  • python-tools-2.3.4-14.3.s390.rpm
  • python-2.3.4-14.3.x86_64.rpm

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