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A python security update has been released for Fedora 34.



SECURITY: Fedora 34 Update: python3.8-3.8.9-1.fc34


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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2021-a26257ccf5
2021-04-24 20:00:51.078180
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Name : python3.8
Product : Fedora 34
Version : 3.8.9
Release : 1.fc34
URL :   https://www.python.org/
Summary : Version 3.8 of the Python interpreter
Description :
Python 3.8 package for developers.

This package exists to allow developers to test their code against an older
version of Python. This is not a full Python stack and if you wish to run
your applications with Python 3.8, see other distributions
that support it, such as an older Fedora release.

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Update Information:

This is the ninth maintenance release of Python 3.8. [Changelog](  https://docs.py
thon.org/release/3.8.9/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-8-9). Contains a
security fix for CVE-2021-3426.
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ChangeLog:

* Tue Apr 6 2021 Tomas Hrnciar - 3.8.9-1
- Update to 3.8.9
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References:

[ 1 ] Bug #1935913 - CVE-2021-3426 python: information disclosure via pydoc
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1935913
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This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2021-a26257ccf5' at the command
line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
  http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
  https://fedoraproject.org/keys