First published: Tue Nov 03 2020(Updated: )
pip is a package management system used to install and manage software packages written in Python. Many packages can be found in the Python Package Index (PyPI). pip is a recursive acronym that can stand for either "Pip Installs Packages" or "Pip Installs Python". <br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> python-pip: directory traversal in _download_http_url() function in src/pip/_internal/download.py (CVE-2019-20916)</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 8.3 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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redhat/python-pip | <9.0.3-18.el8 | 9.0.3-18.el8 |
redhat/platform-python-pip | <9.0.3-18.el8 | 9.0.3-18.el8 |
redhat/python3-pip | <9.0.3-18.el8 | 9.0.3-18.el8 |
redhat/python3-pip-wheel | <9.0.3-18.el8 | 9.0.3-18.el8 |
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The severity of RHSA-2020:4432 is classified as moderate.
To fix RHSA-2020:4432, update the affected packages to version 9.0.3-18.el8.
The affected packages under RHSA-2020:4432 include python-pip, platform-python-pip, python3-pip, and python3-pip-wheel.
The impact of RHSA-2020:4432 can involve security vulnerabilities in the pip package management system.
RHSA-2020:4432 was released as a security advisory to address vulnerabilities in 2020.