Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-11972: When using the "tarfile" module with a file opened in "streaming mode" (mode="r|") the tarfile module did not properly handle EOF, making archive parsing take exponentially longer.
Fixed packages 8
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python | 0:2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.21 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python-debug | 0:2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.21 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python-debuginfo | 0:2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.21 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python-devel | 0:2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.21 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python-libs | 0:2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.21 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python-test | 0:2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.21 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python-tools | 0:2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.21 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | tkinter | 0:2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.21 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 8.2
tarfile opened in streaming mode mishandles EOF
When using the "tarfile" module with a file opened in "streaming mode" (mode="r|") the tarfile module did not properly handle EOF, making archive parsing take exponentially longer.
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-11972.html