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Fixed CVEs in python: CVE-2018-20852, CVE-2020-8492, CVE-2020-26116, CVE-2020-27619

Type: advisorySources: OSV

- Add Oracle Linux distribution in platform.py - CVE-2018-20852: Prefix dot in domain for proper subdomain validation - CVE-2020-8492: Python allows an HTTP server to conduct Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks against a client - CVE-2020-26116: http.client allows CRLF injection if the attacker controls the HTTP request method - CVE-2020-27619: Unsafe use of eval() on data retrieved via HTTP in the test suite

Products
python, python-devel, python-libs, python-test, python-tools, tkinter
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.6.6-70.el6.cloudlinux.els
CVEs
CVE-2018-20852, CVE-2020-26116, CVE-2020-27619, CVE-2020-8492
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 13:55 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Fixed CVEs in python: CVE-2018-20852, CVE-2020-8492, CVE-2020-26116, CVE-2020-27619

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Oct 2021, 17:58 UTC

- Add Oracle Linux distribution in platform.py - CVE-2018-20852: Prefix dot in domain for proper subdomain validation - CVE-2020-8492: Python allows an HTTP server to conduct Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks against a client - CVE-2020-26116: http.client allows CRLF injection if the attacker controls the HTTP request method - CVE-2020-27619: Unsafe use of eval() on data retrieved via HTTP in the test suite

osv:CLSA-2021-1634925483

python

Fixed versions: 2.6.6-70.el6.cloudlinux.els

python-devel

Fixed versions: 2.6.6-70.el6.cloudlinux.els

python-libs

Fixed versions: 2.6.6-70.el6.cloudlinux.els

python-test

Fixed versions: 2.6.6-70.el6.cloudlinux.els

python-tools

Fixed versions: 2.6.6-70.el6.cloudlinux.els

tkinter

Fixed versions: 2.6.6-70.el6.cloudlinux.els

Complete source record
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