ALAS2-2019-1211


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2019-1211
Advisory Release Date: 2019-05-16 21:46 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2019-05-20 18:12 Pacific
Severity: Low

Issue Overview:

urllib3 before version 1.23 does not remove the Authorization HTTP header when following a cross-origin redirect (i.e., a redirect that differs in host, port, or scheme). This can allow for credentials in the Authorization header to be exposed to unintended hosts or transmitted in cleartext.(CVE-2018-20060)


Affected Packages:

python-urllib3


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.


Issue Correction:
Run yum update python-urllib3 to update your system.

New Packages:
noarch:
    python-urllib3-1.24.3-1.amzn2.0.1.noarch

src:
    python-urllib3-1.24.3-1.amzn2.0.1.src