CVE-2019-11324: High severity Python urllib3 vulnerability

Published Apr 17, 2019
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Updated

Last updated 25 August 2025

Other sources

The urllib3 library before 1.24.2 for Python mishandles certain cases where the desired set of CA certificates is different from the OS store of CA certificates, which results in SSL connections succeeding in situations where a verification failure is the correct outcome. This is related to use of the sslcontext, cacerts, or cacertsdir argument.

GitHub

The urllib3 library before 1.24.2 for Python mishandles certain cases where the desired set of CA certificates is different from the OS store of CA certificates, which results in SSL connections succeeding in situations where a verification failure is the correct outcome. This is related to use of the sslcontext, cacerts, or cacertsdir argument.

Affected Software

13 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/python-pip<0:9.0.3-7.el7_7
0:9.0.3-7.el7_7
redhat/python-pip<0:9.0.3-7.el7_8
0:9.0.3-7.el7_8
redhat/python-pip<0:9.0.3-16.el8
0:9.0.3-16.el8
redhat/python-urllib3<0:1.24.2-2.el8
0:1.24.2-2.el8
redhat/python-urllib3<0:1.24.3-1.el7
0:1.24.3-1.el7
redhat/urllib3<1.24.2
1.24.2
pip/urllib3<1.24.2
1.24.2
Python urllib3<1.24.2
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.04
debian/python-urllib3
1.26.5-1~exp11.26.5-1~exp1+deb11u31.26.12-1+deb12u11.26.12-1+deb12u32.3.0-32.3.0-3+deb13u12.6.3-1

Remediation

Information

The urllib3 package is used by elastic-curator, which is deployed in the ose-logging-curator, and used by the optional logging feature in OpenShift Container Platform (OCP). Therefore OCP 3.11 users can mitigate this issue by not deploying and using the Curator logging feature. In OCP 4 urllib3 is also used by several Ansible Play Book images built with the Operator SDK and available for installation in OCP 4 including openshift-enterprise-ansible-operator and ose-metering-ansible-operator. Therefore those operators should not be deployed in order to mitigate this issue in OCP 4.

Event History

Apr 17, 2019
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Apr 18, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Apr 19, 2019
Advisory Published
via GitHub·04:55 PM
Sep 3, 2025
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·11:00 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Feb 20, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·06:57 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·06:57 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via Debian·06:58 PM
DescriptionAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-11324?

CVE-2019-11324 is a vulnerability in the urllib3 library for Python that mishandles certain cases where the desired set of CA certificates is different from the OS store of CA certificates.

2

How severe is CVE-2019-11324?

CVE-2019-11324 has a severity rating of 7.5, which is considered high.

3

What is the impact of CVE-2019-11324?

The impact of CVE-2019-11324 is that SSL connections can succeed in situations where a verification failure should occur.

4

How do I fix CVE-2019-11324?

To fix CVE-2019-11324, you should update the urllib3 library for Python to version 1.24.2 or higher.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-11324?

You can find more information about CVE-2019-11324 at the following references: [link1], [link2], [link3].

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