Medium: python-rsa

Issue Overview:

A flaw was found in python-rsa, where it is vulnerable to Bleichenbacher timing attacks. This flaw allows an attacker, via the RSA decryption API, to decrypt parts of the ciphertext encrypted with RSA. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality. (CVE-2020-25658)

Affected Packages:

python-rsa

Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.

Issue Correction:
Run yum update python-rsa to update your system.

New Packages:

noarch:  
    python2-rsa-3.4.1-1.amzn2.0.4.noarch  
    python3-rsa-3.4.1-1.amzn2.0.4.noarch  
  
src:  
    python-rsa-3.4.1-1.amzn2.0.4.src  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2020-25658

Mitre: CVE-2020-25658