RHSA-2022:8493HighCVSS 7.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: python3.9 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 products140

  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.0)
  • python-unversioned-command-0:3.9.10-4.el9_0.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • python-unversioned-command-0:3.9.14-1.el9_1.1.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • python3-0:3.9.10-4.el9_0.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.0)
  • python3-0:3.9.10-4.el9_0.i686 as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)
  • python3-0:3.9.10-4.el9_0.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.0)
  • python3-0:3.9.10-4.el9_0.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.0)
  • python3-0:3.9.10-4.el9_0.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.0)
  • python3-0:3.9.14-1.el9_1.1.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
  • python3-0:3.9.14-1.el9_1.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)
  • python3-0:3.9.14-1.el9_1.1.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
  • python3-0:3.9.14-1.el9_1.1.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
  • python3-0:3.9.14-1.el9_1.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
  • python3-debug-0:3.9.10-4.el9_0.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)
  • python3-debug-0:3.9.10-4.el9_0.i686 as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)
  • python3-debug-0:3.9.10-4.el9_0.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)
  • python3-debug-0:3.9.10-4.el9_0.s390x as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)
  • python3-debug-0:3.9.10-4.el9_0.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)
  • python3-debug-0:3.9.14-1.el9_1.1.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)
  • python3-debug-0:3.9.14-1.el9_1.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)
  • python3-debug-0:3.9.14-1.el9_1.1.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)
  • python3-debug-0:3.9.14-1.el9_1.1.s390x as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)
  • python3-debug-0:3.9.14-1.el9_1.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)
  • python3-devel-0:3.9.10-4.el9_0.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
  • python3-devel-0:3.9.10-4.el9_0.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)
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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.

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