- What: Security update for Python 3
- Impact: Systems using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 may be vulnerable to various security issues
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:19590 - Security Advisory Issued: 2026-05-20 Updated: 2026-05-20 RHSA-2026:19590 - Security Advisory Overview Updated Packages Synopsis Important: python3 security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory. View affected systems Topic An update for python3 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. 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. Description 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: Python: Arbitrary code execution or information disclosure via use-after-free in decompression modules (CVE-2026-6100) python: cpython: Python: Arbitrary code execution via command injection in webbrowser.open() API (CVE-2026-4786) 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. Solution For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Affected Products Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Extension 8.4 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.4 x86_64 Fixes BZ - 2457932 - CVE-2026-6100 python: Python: Arbitrary code execution or information disclosure via use-after-free in decompression modules BZ - 2458049 - CVE-2026-4786 python: cpython: Python: Arbitrary code execution via command injection in webbrowser.open() API CVEs CVE-2026-4786 CVE-2026-6100 References https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details. 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