RedHat python-pip CVE-2019-20916 Path Traversal Vulnerability

Description

pip is a package management system used to install and manage software packages written in Python. Many packages can be found in the Python Package Index (PyPI). pip is a recursive acronym that can stand for either "Pip Installs Packages" or "Pip Installs Python". Security Fix(es): * python-pip: directory traversal in _download_http_url() function in src/pip/_internal/download.py (CVE-2019-20916) 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 8.3 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Affected Applications

python-pip

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