Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2020-1446
Advisory Release Date: 2020-06-26 22:55 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2020-07-01 00:03 Pacific
Severity:
Medium
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-urllib3-1.25.7-1.amzn2.0.1.noarch
src:
python-urllib3-1.25.7-1.amzn2.0.1.src