RHSA-2021:4455 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: python-pip security update
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · November 10, 2021
Updated · August 26, 2026
Topic
An update for python-pip is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Low. 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
pip is a package management system used to install and manage software packages written in Python. Many packages can be found in the Python Package Index (PyPI). pip is a recursive acronym that can stand for either "Pip Installs Packages" or "Pip Installs Python".
Security Fix(es):
- python-pip: Incorrect handling of unicode separators in git references (CVE-2021-3572)
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.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.