First published: Tue Aug 06 2019(Updated: )
The python-requests package contains a library designed to make HTTP requests easy for developers.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> python-requests: Redirect from HTTPS to HTTP does not remove Authorization header (CVE-2018-18074)</li> For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.<br>Additional Changes:<br>For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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redhat/python-requests | <2.6.0-5.el7 | 2.6.0-5.el7 |
redhat/python-requests | <2.6.0-5.el7 | 2.6.0-5.el7 |
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The severity of RHSA-2019:2035 is classified as moderate.
To fix RHSA-2019:2035, update the python-requests package to version 2.6.0-5.el7.
RHSA-2019:2035 addresses the vulnerability where the Authorization header is not removed when redirecting from HTTPS to HTTP.
The affected software for RHSA-2019:2035 is the python-requests package prior to version 2.6.0-5.el7.
CVE-2018-18074 is the identifier for the specific vulnerability fixed in RHSA-2019:2035 regarding the handling of the Authorization header during HTTP redirection.