gnu: Python: Fix CVE-2020-26116.

* gnu/packages/patches/python-CVE-2020-26116.patch: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Adjust accordingly.
* gnu/packages/python.scm (python-3.8)[source](patches): Add it.

1 files changed, 47 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/python-CVE-2020-26116.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/python-CVE-2020-26116.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc0571e964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/python-CVE-2020-26116.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+Fix CVE-2020-26116:
+
+https://cve.circl.lu/cve/CVE-2020-26116
+https://bugs.python.org/issue39603
+
+Taken from upstream (sans test and NEWS update):
+https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/668d321476d974c4f51476b33aaca870272523bf
+
+diff --git a/Lib/http/client.py b/Lib/http/client.py
+--- a/Lib/http/client.py
++++ b/Lib/http/client.py
+@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@
+ #  _is_allowed_url_pchars_re = re.compile(r"^[/!$&'()*+,;=:@%a-zA-Z0-9._~-]+$")
+ # We are more lenient for assumed real world compatibility purposes.
+ 
++# These characters are not allowed within HTTP method names
++# to prevent http header injection.
++_contains_disallowed_method_pchar_re = re.compile('[\x00-\x1f]')
++
+ # We always set the Content-Length header for these methods because some
+ # servers will otherwise respond with a 411
+ _METHODS_EXPECTING_BODY = {'PATCH', 'POST', 'PUT'}
+@@ -1087,6 +1091,8 @@ def putrequest(self, method, url, skip_host=False,
+         else:
+             raise CannotSendRequest(self.__state)
+ 
++        self._validate_method(method)
++
+         # Save the method for use later in the response phase
+         self._method = method
+ 
+@@ -1177,6 +1183,15 @@ def _encode_request(self, request):
+         # ASCII also helps prevent CVE-2019-9740.
+         return request.encode('ascii')
+ 
++    def _validate_method(self, method):
++        """Validate a method name for putrequest."""
++        # prevent http header injection
++        match = _contains_disallowed_method_pchar_re.search(method)
++        if match:
++            raise ValueError(
++                    f"method can't contain control characters. {method!r} "
++                    f"(found at least {match.group()!r})")
++
+     def _validate_path(self, url):
+         """Validate a url for putrequest."""
+         # Prevent CVE-2019-9740.