ELA-1517-1 python-eventlet security update

HTTP request smuggling vulnerability

2025-09-18
Packagepython-eventlet
Version0.19.0-6+deb9u1 (stretch), 0.20.0-6+deb10u1 (buster)
Related CVEs CVE-2025-58068 CVE-2023-40217


A potential HTTP Request Smuggling issue was discovered in python-eventlet, a concurrent networking library for Python.

This issue was caused by the improper handling of HTTP trailer sections. This vulnerability could have permitted attackers to bypass front-end security controls, launch targeted attacks against active site users and/or poison web caches. This problem has been addressed by dropping trailers, a potentially breaking change if a backend behind the eventlet.wsgi proxy requires such trailers.



For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 0.20.0-6+deb10u1.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 0.19.0-6+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your python-eventlet packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.