QID 239946

QID 239946: Red Hat Update for OpenStack Platform 16.1

eventlet is a networking library written in python.
It achieves high scalability by using non-blocking io while at the same time retaining high programmer usability by using coroutines to make the non-blocking io operations appear blocking at the source code level.

Security Fix(es):
  • improper handling of highly compressed data and memory allocation with

Affected Products:

  • Red Hat openstack 16.1 x86_64
  • Red Hat openstack for ibm power 16.1 ppc64le
  • Red Hat openstack director deployment tools 16.1 x86_64
  • Red Hat openstack director deployment tools for ibm power le 16.1 ppc64le
  • cinderlib 16.1 x86_64
  • cinderlib for ibm power le 16.1 ppc64le



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.3 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2021:5071 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2021:5071 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:5071
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