CVE-2020-8315

In Python (CPython) an insecure dependency load upon launch on Windows 7 may result in an attacker's copy of api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1-0.dll being loaded and used instead of the system's copy. Windows 8 and later are unaffected.

This does not affect python as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux of any version, Red Hat Software Collections, or any other Red Hat product. The behavior is specific to Windows proprietary APIs and the Portable Executable (DLL) loading processes.

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