python2: Fix of 2 CVEs
- CVE-2026-7210: seed the libexpat parser with 16 bytes of entropy via XML_SetHashSalt16Bytes when hash randomization is enabled (bound as a weak symbol; falls back to the legacy XML_SetHashSalt when unavailable) to restore hash-flooding protection
- Products
- python2, python2-debug, python2-devel, python2-libs, python2-test, python2-tkinter, python2-tools
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.7.18-17.module_el8+2419+d95a22ce.tuxcare.els12
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-7210
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 10:56 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
- CVE-2026-7210: seed the libexpat parser with 16 bytes of entropy via XML_SetHashSalt16Bytes when hash randomization is enabled (bound as a weak symbol; falls back to the legacy XML_SetHashSalt when unavailable) to restore hash-flooding protection
osv:CLSA-2026-1781179629
python2
Fixed versions: 2.7.18-17.module_el8+2419+d95a22ce.tuxcare.els12
python2-debug
Fixed versions: 2.7.18-17.module_el8+2419+d95a22ce.tuxcare.els12
python2-devel
Fixed versions: 2.7.18-17.module_el8+2419+d95a22ce.tuxcare.els12
python2-libs
Fixed versions: 2.7.18-17.module_el8+2419+d95a22ce.tuxcare.els12
python2-test
Fixed versions: 2.7.18-17.module_el8+2419+d95a22ce.tuxcare.els12
python2-tkinter
Fixed versions: 2.7.18-17.module_el8+2419+d95a22ce.tuxcare.els12
python2-tools
Fixed versions: 2.7.18-17.module_el8+2419+d95a22ce.tuxcare.els12
Complete source record
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