RHSA-2022:8492HighCVSS 7.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: python39:3.9 security update

Published
November 16, 2022
Last Modified
October 21, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2022-42919 →

📋 Description

CVE-2022-42919 — python: local privilege escalation via the multiprocessing forkserver start method

🎯 Affected products200

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)
  • PyYAML-0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.4.0+10484+27ce8e03.src (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4)
  • PyYAML-0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.src (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)
  • PyYAML-0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.src (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)
  • PyYAML-debugsource-0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.4.0+10484+27ce8e03.aarch64 (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4)
  • PyYAML-debugsource-0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.4.0+10484+27ce8e03.ppc64le (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4)
  • PyYAML-debugsource-0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.4.0+10484+27ce8e03.s390x (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4)
  • PyYAML-debugsource-0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.4.0+10484+27ce8e03.x86_64 (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4)
  • PyYAML-debugsource-0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.aarch64 (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)
  • PyYAML-debugsource-0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.aarch64 (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)
  • PyYAML-debugsource-0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.ppc64le (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)
  • PyYAML-debugsource-0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.ppc64le (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)
  • PyYAML-debugsource-0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.s390x (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)
  • PyYAML-debugsource-0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.s390x (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)
  • PyYAML-debugsource-0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.x86_64 (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)
  • PyYAML-debugsource-0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.x86_64 (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)
  • mod_wsgi-0:4.7.1-4.module+el8.4.0+9822+20bf1249.src (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4)
  • mod_wsgi-0:4.7.1-4.module+el8.4.0+9822+20bf1249.src (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)
  • mod_wsgi-0:4.7.1-5.module+el8.7.0+16654+645aad7f.src (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)
  • numpy-0:1.19.4-2.module+el8.4.0+15042+dc5a279b.1.src (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4)
  • numpy-0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.5.0+12204+54860423.src (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)
  • numpy-0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.5.0+12204+54860423.src (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)
  • numpy-debugsource-0:1.19.4-2.module+el8.4.0+15042+dc5a279b.1.aarch64 (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4)
  • numpy-debugsource-0:1.19.4-2.module+el8.4.0+15042+dc5a279b.1.ppc64le (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4)
  • numpy-debugsource-0:1.19.4-2.module+el8.4.0+15042+dc5a279b.1.s390x (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4)
  • numpy-debugsource-0:1.19.4-2.module+el8.4.0+15042+dc5a279b.1.x86_64 (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4)
  • numpy-debugsource-0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.5.0+12204+54860423.aarch64 (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)
  • numpy-debugsource-0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.5.0+12204+54860423.aarch64 (python39:3.9) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)
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✅ Remediation

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

🔗 References (4)