Issued:
2007-12-10
Updated:
2007-12-10

RHSA-2007:1077 - Moderate: python security update

Synopsis

Moderate: python security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Moderate

Topic

Updated python packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.

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

Description

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

An integer overflow flaw was discovered in the way Python's pcre module handled certain regular expressions. If a Python application used the pcre module to compile and execute untrusted regular expressions, it may be possible to cause the application to crash, or allow arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the Python interpreter. (CVE-2006-7228)

A flaw was discovered in the strxfrm() function of Python's locale module. Strings generated by this function were not properly NULL-terminated, which could possibly cause disclosure of data stored in the memory of a Python application using this function. (CVE-2007-2052)

Users of Python are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues.

Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation2ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation2i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server2ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server2i386

Updated Packages

  • python-devel-1.5.2-43.72.2.i386.rpm
  • python-tools-1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64.rpm
  • python-tools-1.5.2-43.72.2.i386.rpm
  • python-1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64.rpm
  • tkinter-1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64.rpm
  • python-devel-1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64.rpm
  • tkinter-1.5.2-43.72.2.i386.rpm
  • python-1.5.2-43.72.2.i386.rpm
  • python-docs-1.5.2-43.72.2.i386.rpm
  • python-docs-1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

References

(none)

Additional information