Python-Urllib3 Security Update — AlmaLinux 8 (ALSA-2026:90759)

Type:

security

Severity:

important

Release date:

2026-10-27

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: Denial of Service via unbounded memory allocation in chunk parser (CVE-2026-97689)

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.

References:

• CVE-2026-97689
• RHSA-2026:90759
• ALSA-2026:90759

Updated packages listed below:

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.