A python-flask security update security update has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Low: python-flask security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:0870-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0870
Issue date: 2020-03-17
CVE Names: CVE-2018-1000656
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1. Summary:
An update for python-flask is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Extras.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Low. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which
gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from
the CVE link(s) in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras - noarch
3. Description:
Flask is a lightweight but extensible web development framework for Python
based on the Werkzeug WSGI toolkit, and the Jinja 2 template engine.
Security Fix(es):
* python-flask: Denial of Service via crafted JSON file (CVE-2018-1000656)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.
4. Solution:
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
5. Bugs fixed ( https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
1623131 - CVE-2018-1000656 python-flask: Denial of Service via crafted JSON file
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras:
Source:
python-flask-0.10.1-5.el7_7.src.rpm
noarch:
python-flask-0.10.1-5.el7_7.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000656
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
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