Issued at: 2026-03-18
Updated at: 2026-03-19
Synopsis
Important: python27:2.7 security update
Description
Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language that supports modules, classes, exceptions, high-level dynamic data types, and dynamic typing. The python27 packages provide a stable release of Python 2.7 with a number of additional utilities and database connectors for MySQL and PostgreSQL.
Security Fix(es):
* python: TLS handshake bypass (CVE-2023-40217)
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.