[Python-checkins] Python 3.8.17

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https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/9a2d5311d1201818d3942b1ea1ab2ad290b45254
commit: 9a2d5311d1201818d3942b1ea1ab2ad290b45254
branch: 3.8
author: Łukasz Langa <lukasz at langa.pl>
committer: ambv <lukasz at langa.pl>
date: 2023-06-06T15:32:21+02:00
summary:

Python 3.8.17

files:
A Misc/NEWS.d/3.8.17.rst
D Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2023-02-27-18-55-32.gh-issue-102306.bkokFL.rst
D Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-02-17-18-44-27.gh-issue-101997.A6_blD.rst
D Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-03-23-15-24-38.gh-issue-102953.YR4KaK.rst
D Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-04-27-20-03-08.gh-issue-103935.Uaf2M0.rst
D Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-01-24-16-12-00.gh-issue-101283.9tqu39.rst
D Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-02-08-22-03-04.gh-issue-101727.9P5eZz.rst
D Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-03-07-20-59-17.gh-issue-102153.14CLSZ.rst
D Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-05-01-15-03-25.gh-issue-104049.b01Y3g.rst
D Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-05-02-17-56-32.gh-issue-99889.l664SU.rst
D Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-06-01-03-24-58.gh-issue-103142.GLWDMX.rst
D Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2023-01-09-23-03-57.gh-issue-100180.b5phrg.rst
D Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2023-05-30-23-30-46.gh-issue-103142.55lMXQ.rst
M Include/patchlevel.h
M README.rst

diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 3c5dca6fe0c5..e7317994111e 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
 /*--start constants--*/
 #define PY_MAJOR_VERSION        3
 #define PY_MINOR_VERSION        8
-#define PY_MICRO_VERSION        16
+#define PY_MICRO_VERSION        17
 #define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL        PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_FINAL
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL       0
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION              "3.8.16+"
+#define PY_VERSION              "3.8.17"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Version as a single 4-byte hex number, e.g. 0x010502B2 == 1.5.2b2.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.8.17.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.8.17.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ac1ba10251d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.8.17.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+.. date: 2023-06-01-03-24-58
+.. gh-issue: 103142
+.. nonce: GLWDMX
+.. release date: 2023-06-06
+.. section: Security
+
+The version of OpenSSL used in our binary builds has been upgraded to 1.1.1u
+to address several CVEs.
+
+..
+
+.. date: 2023-05-02-17-56-32
+.. gh-issue: 99889
+.. nonce: l664SU
+.. section: Security
+
+Fixed a security in flaw in :func:`uu.decode` that could allow for directory
+traversal based on the input if no ``out_file`` was specified.
+
+..
+
+.. date: 2023-05-01-15-03-25
+.. gh-issue: 104049
+.. nonce: b01Y3g
+.. section: Security
+
+Do not expose the local on-disk location in directory indexes produced by
+:class:`http.client.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler`.
+
+..
+
+.. date: 2023-03-07-20-59-17
+.. gh-issue: 102153
+.. nonce: 14CLSZ
+.. section: Security
+
+:func:`urllib.parse.urlsplit` now strips leading C0 control and space
+characters following the specification for URLs defined by WHATWG in
+response to CVE-2023-24329. Patch by Illia Volochii.
+
+..
+
+.. date: 2023-02-08-22-03-04
+.. gh-issue: 101727
+.. nonce: 9P5eZz
+.. section: Security
+
+Updated the OpenSSL version used in Windows and macOS binary release builds
+to 1.1.1t to address CVE-2023-0286, CVE-2022-4303, and CVE-2022-4303 per
+`the OpenSSL 2023-02-07 security advisory
+<https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230207.txt>`_.
+
+..
+
+.. date: 2023-01-24-16-12-00
+.. gh-issue: 101283
+.. nonce: 9tqu39
+.. section: Security
+
+:class:`subprocess.Popen` now uses a safer approach to find ``cmd.exe`` when
+launching with ``shell=True``. Patch by Eryk Sun, based on a patch by Oleg
+Iarygin.
+
+..
+
+.. date: 2023-04-27-20-03-08
+.. gh-issue: 103935
+.. nonce: Uaf2M0
+.. section: Library
+
+Use :func:`io.open_code` for files to be executed instead of raw
+:func:`open`
+
+..
+
+.. date: 2023-03-23-15-24-38
+.. gh-issue: 102953
+.. nonce: YR4KaK
+.. section: Library
+
+The extraction methods in :mod:`tarfile`, and :func:`shutil.unpack_archive`,
+have a new a *filter* argument that allows limiting tar features than may be
+surprising or dangerous, such as creating files outside the destination
+directory. See :ref:`tarfile-extraction-filter` for details.
+
+..
+
+.. date: 2023-02-17-18-44-27
+.. gh-issue: 101997
+.. nonce: A6_blD
+.. section: Library
+
+Upgrade pip wheel bundled with ensurepip (pip 23.0.1)
+
+..
+
+.. date: 2023-02-27-18-55-32
+.. gh-issue: 102306
+.. nonce: bkokFL
+.. section: Build
+
+[3.8] Avoid GHA CI macOS test_posix failure by using the appropriate macOS
+SDK.
+
+..
+
+.. date: 2023-01-09-23-03-57
+.. gh-issue: 100180
+.. nonce: b5phrg
+.. section: Windows
+
+Update Windows installer to OpenSSL 1.1.1s
+
+..
+
+.. date: 2023-05-30-23-30-46
+.. gh-issue: 103142
+.. nonce: 55lMXQ
+.. section: macOS
+
+Update macOS installer to use OpenSSL 1.1.1u.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2023-02-27-18-55-32.gh-issue-102306.bkokFL.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2023-02-27-18-55-32.gh-issue-102306.bkokFL.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index c51319bee4c1..000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2023-02-27-18-55-32.gh-issue-102306.bkokFL.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[3.8] Avoid GHA CI macOS test_posix failure by using the appropriate macOS
-SDK.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-02-17-18-44-27.gh-issue-101997.A6_blD.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-02-17-18-44-27.gh-issue-101997.A6_blD.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index f9dfd46d1ed4..000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-02-17-18-44-27.gh-issue-101997.A6_blD.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Upgrade pip wheel bundled with ensurepip (pip 23.0.1)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-03-23-15-24-38.gh-issue-102953.YR4KaK.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-03-23-15-24-38.gh-issue-102953.YR4KaK.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 48a105a4a17b..000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-03-23-15-24-38.gh-issue-102953.YR4KaK.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-The extraction methods in :mod:`tarfile`, and :func:`shutil.unpack_archive`,
-have a new a *filter* argument that allows limiting tar features than may be
-surprising or dangerous, such as creating files outside the destination
-directory. See :ref:`tarfile-extraction-filter` for details.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-04-27-20-03-08.gh-issue-103935.Uaf2M0.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-04-27-20-03-08.gh-issue-103935.Uaf2M0.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 71b2d87249c4..000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-04-27-20-03-08.gh-issue-103935.Uaf2M0.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Use :func:`io.open_code` for files to be executed instead of raw :func:`open`
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-01-24-16-12-00.gh-issue-101283.9tqu39.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-01-24-16-12-00.gh-issue-101283.9tqu39.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 0efdfa102341..000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-01-24-16-12-00.gh-issue-101283.9tqu39.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-:class:`subprocess.Popen` now uses a safer approach to find
-``cmd.exe`` when launching with ``shell=True``. Patch by Eryk Sun,
-based on a patch by Oleg Iarygin.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-02-08-22-03-04.gh-issue-101727.9P5eZz.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-02-08-22-03-04.gh-issue-101727.9P5eZz.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 43acc82063fd..000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-02-08-22-03-04.gh-issue-101727.9P5eZz.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Updated the OpenSSL version used in Windows and macOS binary release builds
-to 1.1.1t to address CVE-2023-0286, CVE-2022-4303, and CVE-2022-4303 per
-`the OpenSSL 2023-02-07 security advisory
-<https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230207.txt>`_.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-03-07-20-59-17.gh-issue-102153.14CLSZ.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-03-07-20-59-17.gh-issue-102153.14CLSZ.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index e57ac4ed3ac5..000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-03-07-20-59-17.gh-issue-102153.14CLSZ.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-:func:`urllib.parse.urlsplit` now strips leading C0 control and space
-characters following the specification for URLs defined by WHATWG in
-response to CVE-2023-24329. Patch by Illia Volochii.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-05-01-15-03-25.gh-issue-104049.b01Y3g.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-05-01-15-03-25.gh-issue-104049.b01Y3g.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 969deb26bfeb..000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-05-01-15-03-25.gh-issue-104049.b01Y3g.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Do not expose the local on-disk location in directory indexes
-produced by :class:`http.client.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler`.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-05-02-17-56-32.gh-issue-99889.l664SU.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-05-02-17-56-32.gh-issue-99889.l664SU.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index b7002e81b6b6..000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-05-02-17-56-32.gh-issue-99889.l664SU.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Fixed a security in flaw in :func:`uu.decode` that could allow for
-directory traversal based on the input if no ``out_file`` was specified.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-06-01-03-24-58.gh-issue-103142.GLWDMX.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-06-01-03-24-58.gh-issue-103142.GLWDMX.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e0836879e4f..000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2023-06-01-03-24-58.gh-issue-103142.GLWDMX.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-The version of OpenSSL used in our binary builds has been upgraded to 1.1.1u
-to address several CVEs.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2023-01-09-23-03-57.gh-issue-100180.b5phrg.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2023-01-09-23-03-57.gh-issue-100180.b5phrg.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b0f42568d92..000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2023-01-09-23-03-57.gh-issue-100180.b5phrg.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update Windows installer to OpenSSL 1.1.1s
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2023-05-30-23-30-46.gh-issue-103142.55lMXQ.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2023-05-30-23-30-46.gh-issue-103142.55lMXQ.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 1afd949d6a9f..000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2023-05-30-23-30-46.gh-issue-103142.55lMXQ.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update macOS installer to use OpenSSL 1.1.1u.
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 61244379a7cc..539b3f8e42c1 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is Python version 3.8.16
+This is Python version 3.8.17
 =============================
 
 .. image:: https://travis-ci.org/python/cpython.svg?branch=3.8

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