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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-36242: ELSA-2021-1608: python-cryptography security, bug fix, and enhancement update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-36242: ELSA-2021-1608: python-cryptography security, bug fix, and enhancement update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C)
Published
12/09/2020
Created
05/29/2021
Added
05/26/2021
Modified
11/29/2024

Description

In the cryptography package before 3.3.2 for Python, certain sequences of update calls to symmetrically encrypt multi-GB values could result in an integer overflow and buffer overflow, as demonstrated by the Fernet class. A buffer-overflow flaw was found in the python-cryptography package. In certain sequences of ``update()`` calls when symmetrically encrypting very large payloads (>2GB) could result in an integer overflow, leading to buffer overflows. Note: This fix is a workaround for the OpenSSL CVE-2021-23840 flaw. Source: pyca/cryptography project

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python3-cryptography

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