CVE-2020-36242
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
RHSA-2021:1608: python-cryptography security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Moderate)
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 3.4-1 |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.3.2-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.3.2-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.3.2-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.3.2-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.3.2-1 |
Red Hat Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fixed | — |
Rocky Linux Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fixed | — |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | cryptography | >=3.1,<3.3.2 | 3.3.2 |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202102-36
- https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/security/advisories/GHSA-rhm9-p9w5-fwm7
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36242
- https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/issues/5615
- https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/commit/82b6ce28389f0a317bc55ba2091a74b346db7cae
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rhm9-p9w5-fwm7
- https://github.com/pyca/cryptography
- https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/blob/master/CHANGELOG.rst
- https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/compare/3.3.1...3.3.2
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/cryptography/PYSEC-2021-63.yaml
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L7RGQLK4J5ZQFRLKCHVVG6BKZTUQMG7E
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L7RGQLK4J5ZQFRLKCHVVG6BKZTUQMG7E
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L7RGQLK4J5ZQFRLKCHVVG6BKZTUQMG7E/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-36242.html
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2021:1608
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-36242
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1608
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