Medium: python26

Issue Overview:

It was discovered that multiple Python standard library modules implementing network protocols (such as httplib or smtplib) failed to restrict sizes of server responses. A malicious server could cause a client using one of the affected modules to consume an excessive amount of memory. (CVE-2013-1752)

The ssl.match_hostname function in the SSL module in Python 2.6 through 3.4 does not properly handle a ‘\0’ character in a domain name in the Subject Alternative Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408. (CVE-2013-4238)

Affected Packages:

python26

Issue Correction:
Run yum update python26 to update your system.

New Packages:

i686:  
    python26-devel-2.6.9-1.40.amzn1.i686  
    python26-2.6.9-1.40.amzn1.i686  
    python26-test-2.6.9-1.40.amzn1.i686  
    python26-tools-2.6.9-1.40.amzn1.i686  
    python26-libs-2.6.9-1.40.amzn1.i686  
    python26-debuginfo-2.6.9-1.40.amzn1.i686  
  
src:  
    python26-2.6.9-1.40.amzn1.src  
  
x86_64:  
    python26-tools-2.6.9-1.40.amzn1.x86_64  
    python26-2.6.9-1.40.amzn1.x86_64  
    python26-debuginfo-2.6.9-1.40.amzn1.x86_64  
    python26-test-2.6.9-1.40.amzn1.x86_64  
    python26-libs-2.6.9-1.40.amzn1.x86_64  
    python26-devel-2.6.9-1.40.amzn1.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2013-1752, CVE-2013-4238

Mitre: CVE-2013-1752, CVE-2013-4238