RHSA-2023:7438: Important: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1.1 (python-gevent) security update

Published Nov 21, 2023
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Updated

gevent is a coroutine-based Python networking library that uses greenlet to provide a high-level synchronous API on top of libevent event loop.Security Fix(es): python-gevent: privilege escalation via a crafted script to the WSGIServer component (CVE-2023-41419) 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.

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Important: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1.1 (python-gevent) security update

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/python-gevent<21.1.2-2.el9
21.1.2-2.el9
redhat/python-gevent-debugsource<21.1.2-2.el9
21.1.2-2.el9
redhat/python3-gevent<21.1.2-2.el9
21.1.2-2.el9
redhat/python3-gevent-debuginfo<21.1.2-2.el9
21.1.2-2.el9
Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack

Remediation

Event History

Nov 21, 2023
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
Advisory Published
03:40 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2023:7438?

The severity of RHSA-2023:7438 is high with a severity value of 7.

2

Which software is affected by RHSA-2023:7438?

Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1.1 and python-gevent, python-gevent-debugsource, python3-gevent, python3-gevent-debuginfo packages are affected.

3

How can I fix RHSA-2023:7438?

You can fix RHSA-2023:7438 by updating the affected software to version 21.1.2-2.el9.

4

Where can I find more information about RHSA-2023:7438?

You can find more information about RHSA-2023:7438 on the Red Hat Customer Portal and Bugzilla.

5

What is the source and package of RHSA-2023:7438?

RHSA-2023:7438 has the source 'redhat' and the package 'python-gevent'.

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