A python3 security update has been released for Oracle Linux 8.

ELSA-2023-5997 Important: Oracle Linux 8 python3 security update

Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2023-5997

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-5997.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
platform-python-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.i686.rpm
platform-python-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm
platform-python-debug-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.i686.rpm
platform-python-debug-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm
platform-python-devel-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.i686.rpm
platform-python-devel-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm
python3-idle-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.i686.rpm
python3-idle-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm
python3-libs-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.i686.rpm
python3-libs-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm
python3-test-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.i686.rpm
python3-test-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm
python3-tkinter-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.i686.rpm
python3-tkinter-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm

aarch64:
platform-python-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.aarch64.rpm
platform-python-debug-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.aarch64.rpm
platform-python-devel-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.aarch64.rpm
python3-idle-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.aarch64.rpm
python3-libs-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.aarch64.rpm
python3-test-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.aarch64.rpm
python3-tkinter-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.aarch64.rpm

SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol8/SRPMS-updates//python3-3.6.8-51.0.1.el8_8.2.src.rpm

Related CVEs:

CVE-2023-40217

Description of changes:

[3.6.8-51.0.1.2]
- Security fix for CVE-2023-40217
Resolves: rhbz#2235789