What is RHSA-2021:1608?

RHSA-2021:1608 is a security advisory published by Red Hat Product Security with Medium severity. Red Hat Security Advisory: python-cryptography security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Which CVE IDs does RHSA-2021:1608 cover?

RHSA-2021:1608 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2020-25659, CVE-2020-36242. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of RHSA-2021:1608?

RHSA-2021:1608 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2, published by Red Hat Product Security.

Which products are affected by RHSA-2021:1608?

RHSA-2021:1608 affects 14 products, including: Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8); python-cryptography-0:3.2.1-4.el8.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8); python-cryptography-debugsource-0:3.2.1-4.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8); python-cryptography-debugsource-0:3.2.1-4.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8); python-cryptography-debugsource-0:3.2.1-4.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8); and others — see the full list on the advisory page.

RHSA-2021:1608MediumCVSS 8.2

Red Hat Security Advisory: python-cryptography security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Vendor

Red Hat Product Security

Published

May 18, 2021

Last Modified

November 5, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (2)

CVE-2020-25659 →CVE-2020-36242 →

📋 Description

CVE-2020-25659 — python-cryptography: Bleichenbacher timing oracle attack against RSA decryption CVE-2020-36242 — python-cryptography: Large inputs for symmetric encryption can trigger integer overflow leading to buffer overflow

🎯 Affected products14

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
python-cryptography-0:3.2.1-4.el8.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
python-cryptography-debugsource-0:3.2.1-4.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
python-cryptography-debugsource-0:3.2.1-4.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
python-cryptography-debugsource-0:3.2.1-4.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
python-cryptography-debugsource-0:3.2.1-4.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
python3-cryptography-0:3.2.1-4.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
python3-cryptography-0:3.2.1-4.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
python3-cryptography-0:3.2.1-4.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
python3-cryptography-0:3.2.1-4.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
python3-cryptography-debuginfo-0:3.2.1-4.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
python3-cryptography-debuginfo-0:3.2.1-4.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
python3-cryptography-debuginfo-0:3.2.1-4.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
python3-cryptography-debuginfo-0:3.2.1-4.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)

✅ Remediation

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

🔗 CVE IDs covered (2)

📋 Description

🎯 Affected products14

✅ Remediation

🔗 References (10)