RHSA-2024:0190

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2024-01-16 14:36 - Updated: 2025-11-21 18:52
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 (GitPython) security update

Notes

Topic
An update for GitPython is now available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 (Wallaby). Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. 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
GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. Security Fix(es): * Blind local file inclusion (CVE-2023-41040) 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.
Terms of Use
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