| Name | CVE-2021-3572 |
| Description | A flaw was found in python-pip in the way it handled Unicode separators in git references. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to install a different revision on a repository. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity. This is fixed in python-pip version 21.1. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | ELA-452-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| python-pip (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.5.6-5+deb8u2 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 9.0.1-2+deb9u2 | vulnerable |
| buster | 18.1-5 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 20.3.4-4+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 23.0.1+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 24.3.1+dfsg-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[buster] - python-pip <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - python-pip <postponed> (Minor issue. Fix along with next DLA)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pip/+bug/1926957
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/9827
https://github.com/pypa/pip/commit/ca832b2836e0bffa7cf95589acdcd71230f5834e (21.1)