Update Python 3.6 to [3.6.9](https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-369/), the latest security release of the 3.6 branch. [Changelog for 3.6.9 final](https://docs.python.org/3.6/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-6- 9-final) and [3.6.9 release candidate 1](https://docs.python.org/3.6/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-6-9-re lease-candidate-1). Includes security fixes for CVE-2019-9636, CVE-2019-9740, CVE-2019-10160.

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The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202003-26 (Python: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Python. Please review       the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could possibly perform a CRLF injection attack, obtain       sensitive information, trick Python into sending cookies to the wrong       domain or cause a Denial of Service condition.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

Python 3.5 has now entered 'security fixes only' mode, and as such the only changes since Python 3.5.4 are security fixes.

https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-358/

https://docs.python.org/3.5/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-5-8

Security fix for CVE-2019-9740, CVE-2019-10160, CVE-2019-16935, CVE-2019-18348 , CVE-2019-16056.

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The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2019:3725 advisory.

  - python: DOS via regular expression catastrophic backtracking in apop() method in pop3lib (CVE-2018-1060)

  - python: DOS via regular expression backtracking in difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method in difflib (CVE-2018-1061)

  - python: Missing salt initialization in _elementtree.c module (CVE-2018-14647)

  - python: Integer overflow in Modules/_pickle.c allows for memory exhaustion if serializing gigabytes of     data (CVE-2018-20406)

  - python: Cookie domain check returns incorrect results (CVE-2018-20852)

  - python: NULL pointer dereference using a specially crafted X509 certificate (CVE-2019-5010)

  - python: CRLF injection via the query part of the url passed to urlopen() (CVE-2019-9740)

  - python: CRLF injection via the path part of the url passed to urlopen() (CVE-2019-9947)

  - python: Undocumented local_file protocol allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms     (CVE-2019-9948)

  - python: email.utils.parseaddr wrongly parses email addresses (CVE-2019-16056)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

An update for python is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language, which includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems.

Security Fix(es) :

* python: Missing salt initialization in _elementtree.c module (CVE-2018-14647)

* python: NULL pointer dereference using a specially crafted X509 certificate (CVE-2019-5010)

* python: CRLF injection via the query part of the url passed to urlopen() (CVE-2019-9740)

* python: CRLF injection via the path part of the url passed to urlopen() (CVE-2019-9947)

* python: Undocumented local_file protocol allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms (CVE-2019-9948)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes :

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2019:3520 advisory.

  - python: NULL pointer dereference using a specially crafted X509 certificate (CVE-2019-5010)

  - python: CRLF injection via the query part of the url passed to urlopen() (CVE-2019-9740)

  - python: CRLF injection via the path part of the url passed to urlopen() (CVE-2019-9947)

  - python: Undocumented local_file protocol allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms     (CVE-2019-9948)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2019:2030 advisory.

  - python: Missing salt initialization in _elementtree.c module (CVE-2018-14647)

  - python: NULL pointer dereference using a specially crafted X509 certificate (CVE-2019-5010)

  - python: CRLF injection via the query part of the url passed to urlopen() (CVE-2019-9740)

  - python: CRLF injection via the path part of the url passed to urlopen() (CVE-2019-9947)

  - python: Undocumented local_file protocol allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms     (CVE-2019-9948)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:1346 advisory.

  - python: DOS via regular expression catastrophic backtracking in apop() method in pop3lib (CVE-2018-1060)

  - python: DOS via regular expression backtracking in difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method in difflib (CVE-2018-1061)

  - python: Missing salt initialization in _elementtree.c module (CVE-2018-14647)

  - python: CRLF injection via the query part of the url passed to urlopen() (CVE-2019-9740)

  - python: CRLF injection via the path part of the url passed to urlopen() (CVE-2019-9947)

  - python: Undocumented local_file protocol allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms     (CVE-2019-9948)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:1462 advisory.

  - python: Missing salt initialization in _elementtree.c module (CVE-2018-14647)

  - python: CRLF injection via the query part of the url passed to urlopen() (CVE-2019-9740)

  - python: CRLF injection via the path part of the url passed to urlopen() (CVE-2019-9947)

  - python: Undocumented local_file protocol allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms     (CVE-2019-9948)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
126659	Fedora 29 : python36 (2019-7df59302e0)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	7/15/2019	1/8/2020	critical
134603	GLSA-202003-26 : Python: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	3/16/2020	3/22/2024	critical
130784	Fedora 31 : python35 (2019-57462fa10d)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	11/12/2019	4/12/2024	critical
130793	Fedora 30 : python35 (2019-b06ec6159b)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	11/12/2019	4/12/2024	critical
164608	Nutanix AOS : Multiple Vulnerabilities (NXSA-AOS-5.11.2)	Nessus	Misc.	9/1/2022	3/20/2024	critical
194161	RHEL 6 / 7 : rh-python36-python (RHSA-2019:3725)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	4/28/2024	4/28/2024	critical
128333	CentOS 7 : python (CESA-2019:2030)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	8/30/2019	4/30/2024	critical
130548	RHEL 8 : python3 (RHSA-2019:3520)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	11/6/2019	4/27/2024	critical
127651	RHEL 7 : python (RHSA-2019:2030)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	8/12/2019	4/28/2024	critical
135247	RHEL 7 : python (RHSA-2020:1346)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	4/7/2020	4/28/2024	critical
135459	RHEL 7 : python (RHSA-2020:1462)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	4/14/2020	4/28/2024	critical

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