QID 239827

Date Published: 2021-11-10

QID 239827: Red Hat Update for python-pip (RHSA-2021:4455)

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".

Security Fix(es):
  • python-pip: incorrect handling of unicode separators in git references (cve-2021-3572)

Affected Products:

  • Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 8 s390x
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for arm 64 8 aarch64



Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

On successful exploitation, it could allow an attacker to execute code.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.7 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 3.5 severity.
  • Solution
    Upgrade to the latest packages which contain a patch.

    Refer to Refer to :
    Applying Package Updates to RHEL system
    for details.

    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2021:4455 Update to address this issue and obtain more information.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 239827

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2021:4455 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4455