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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Python, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.
| Package | dev-lang/python on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 2.7.18-r1 < 3.6.11-r2 < 3.7.8-r2 < 3.8.4-r1 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 2.7.18-r1 >= 3.6.11-r2 >= 3.7.8-r2 >= 3.8.4-r1 |
Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Python. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Python 2.7 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/python-2.7.18-r1"
All Python 3.6 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/python-3.6.11-r2"
All Python 3.7 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/python-3.7.8-r2"
All Python 3.8 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/python-3.8.4-r1"