QID 670932

Date Published: 2021-12-02

QID 670932: EulerOS Security Update for python-pip (EulerOS-SA-2021-2695)

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): A flaw was found in python-pip in the way it handled Unicode separators in git references. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to install a different revision on a repository. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity.(CVE-2021-3572)
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An arbitrary attacker may exploit this vulnerability to compromise the system.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.7 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 3.5 severity.

Solution

The Vendor has released a security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit EulerOS-SA-2021-2695 for updates and patch information

Vendor References

EulerOS-SA-2021-2695 - developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2021-2695

CVEs related to QID 670932

CVE-2021-3572 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
EulerOS-SA-2021-2695	EulerOS V2.0SP9		developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2021-2695

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