RHSA-2022:1254

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2022-04-06 15:02 - Updated: 2025-11-21 18:29
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 (python-waitress) security update

Notes

Topic
An update for python-waitress is now available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 (Train). Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. 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.
Details
Pure-python WSGI server Security Fix(es): * Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling') (CVE-2022-24761) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page listed in the References section.
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