CVE-2023-5625

Summary

CVE-2023-5625 is a new vulnerability affecting the Red Hat build of python-eventlet. The issue arose due to a change in patch application strategy, leading to an incomplete fix for CVE-2021-21419 in certain builds of various Red Hat products. This regression means that these specific builds are now vulnerable to the original CVE, which involves a heap buffer overflow in eventlet's Greenlet implementation. The consequence is the potential for arbitrary code execution, posing a significant security risk. Red Hat is working on a fix for CVE-2023-5625, and users are encouraged to apply the patch as soon as possible.

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