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RHEL 8 : python-pip (RHSA-2020:4432)

🗓️ 04 Nov 2020 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host is affected by a vulnerability in python-pip (RHSA-2020:4432) due to a directory traversal issue in the _download_http_url() function

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    pip is a package management system used to install and manage software packages written in Python. Many
    packages can be found in the Python Package Index (PyPI). pip is a recursive acronym that can stand for
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    Security Fix(es):

    * python-pip: directory traversal in _download_http_url() function in src/pip/_internal/download.py
    (CVE-2019-20916)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and
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    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 Release Notes
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    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['release'])) _release = 'RHEL' + pkg['release'];
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        _release &&
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if (flag)
{
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else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
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