QID 355079

Date Published: 2023-05-18

QID 355079: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for babel : AL2012-2023-403

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux that fix the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2021-42771:
A flaw was found in python-babel. A path traversal vulnerability was found in how locale data files are checked and loaded within python-babel, allowing a local attacker to trick an application that uses python-babel to load a file outside of the intended locale directory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as service availability. 1955615: CVE-2021-20095 CVE-2021-42771 python-babel: Relative path traversal allows attacker to load arbitrary locale files and execute arbitrary code

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

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.2 severity.
    • Solution
    Administrators are advised to apply the appropriate software updates.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 355079

    CVE-2021-42771 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    AL2012-2023-403 Amazon Linux Bare Metal URL Logo docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/install-updates.html
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