rhsa-2024_0299
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat
Published
2024-01-18 16:31
Modified
2024-11-15 17:40
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: python-requests security update

Notes

Topic
An update for python-requests is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support. 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
The python-requests package contains a library designed to make HTTP requests easy for developers. Security Fix(es): * python-requests: Unintended leak of Proxy-Authorization header (CVE-2023-32681) 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.
Terms of Use
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