QID 980631

QID 980631: Python (pip) Security Update for eventlet (GHSA-9p9m-jm8w-94p2)

Security update has been released for eventlet to fix the vulnerability.

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.

A websocket peer may exhaust memory on Eventlet side by sending very large websocket frames. Malicious peer may exhaust memory on Eventlet side by sending highly compressed data frame.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.3 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
    • Solution
    Version 0.31.0 restricts websocket frame to reasonable limits.Workaround:
    Restricting memory usage via OS limits would help against overall machine exhaustion. No workaround to protect Eventlet process.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 980631

    CVE-2021-21419 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GHSA-9p9m-jm8w-94p2 eventlet URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-9p9m-jm8w-94p2
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