ELSA-2021-1608: python3-cryptography security update

ELSA-2021-1608, released May 25, 2021, fixes 2 CVEs in python3-cryptography (version 0:3.2.1-4.el8). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High

CVEs closed

None rated Critical

Exploited

None reported

Highest CVSS

9.1

Base score, 0 to 10

Highest EPSS

0.0680

94th percentile

Priority of the 2 CVEs

Patch now 0
                                Urgent 0
                                High 1
                                Routine 1

Fixed package versions

Product	Release	Fixed in
python3-cryptography	ol 8	0:3.2.1-4.el8

CVEs this fix closes

Priority	CVE	Title	CVSS	EPSS	Exploitation
High	CVE-2020-36242	python3-cryptography: The python-cryptography packages contain a Python Cryptographic Authority's (PyCA's) cryptography library, which prov...	9.1	0.0680	None reported
Routine	CVE-2020-25659	python3-cryptography: The python-cryptography packages contain a Python Cryptographic Authority's (PyCA's) cryptography library, which prov...	5.9	0.0246	None reported

Also fixes CVE-2020-36242

RHSA-2021:1608
python3-cryptography on RHEL 8

Vendor advisory

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-1608.html

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