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A python3.8 security update has been released for Fedora 36.



SECURITY: Fedora 36 Update: python3.8-3.8.13-3.fc36


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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2022-a8e50dc83e
2022-06-19 00:37:42.144131
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Name : python3.8
Product : Fedora 36
Version : 3.8.13
Release : 3.fc36
URL :   https://www.python.org/
Summary : Version 3.8 of the Python interpreter
Description :
Python 3.8 package for developers.

This package exists to allow developers to test their code against an older
version of Python. This is not a full Python stack and if you wish to run
your applications with Python 3.8, see other distributions
that support it, such as an older Fedora release.

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Update Information:

Security fix for CVE-2015-20107
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ChangeLog:

* Fri Jun 10 2022 Charalampos Stratakis - 3.8.13-3
- Security fix for CVE-2015-20107
Resolves: rhbz#2075390
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References:

[ 1 ] Bug #2076515 - CVE-2015-20107 python3.8: python(mailcap): findmatch() function does not sanitise the second argument [fedora-all]
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2076515
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This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2022-a8e50dc83e' at the command
line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
  http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
  https://fedoraproject.org/keys
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