RHSA-2007:1077Medium

Red Hat Security Advisory: python security update

Published
December 10, 2007
Last Modified
June 25, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (2)

CVE-2006-7228 →CVE-2007-2052 →

📋 Description

CVE-2006-7228 — pcre integer overflow CVE-2007-2052 — python off-by-one locale.strxfrm() (possible memory disclosure)

🎯 Affected products33

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • python-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
  • python-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
  • python-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
  • python-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
  • python-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • python-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
  • python-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
  • python-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
  • python-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.src as a component of Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • python-devel-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
  • python-devel-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
  • python-devel-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
  • python-devel-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
  • python-devel-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • python-docs-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
  • python-docs-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
  • python-docs-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
  • python-docs-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
  • python-docs-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • python-tools-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
  • python-tools-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
  • python-tools-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
  • python-tools-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
  • python-tools-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • tkinter-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
  • tkinter-0:1.5.2-43.72.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
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✅ Remediation

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

🔗 References (5)