Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2012-096 - Multiple vulnerabilities has been discovered and corrected in python. A flaw was found in the way the Python SimpleHTTPServer module generated directory listings. A race condition was found in the way the Python distutils module set file permissions during the creation of the .pypirc file. Various other issues have also been addressed. The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.
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