[ALSA-2026:1086] Important: python-urllib3 security update
Type:
security
Severity:
important
Release date:
2026-01-26
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): * urllib3: urllib3: Unbounded decompression chain leads to resource exhaustion (CVE-2025-66418) * urllib3: urllib3 Streaming API improperly handles highly compressed data (CVE-2025-66471) * urllib3: urllib3 vulnerable to decompression-bomb safeguard bypass when following HTTP redirects (streaming API) (CVE-2026-21441) 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.
Updated packages listed below:
Architecture Package Checksum
noarch python3-urllib3-1.26.19-2.el10_1.1.noarch.rpm bf0f21402205aa6e92224b45d8d0a5577bd6d724cb23b2de5a7e6c2a4c32f9f8
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.