Summary
Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language, which includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems.
The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: python3.9 (3.9.18). (BZ#2210783)
Security Fix(es):
* python: tarfile module directory traversal (CVE-2007-4559)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
Fixed packages 8
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python-unversioned-command | 3.9.18-1.el9_3 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3 | 3.9.18-1.el9_3 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3-debug | 3.9.18-1.el9_3 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3-devel | 3.9.18-1.el9_3 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3-idle | 3.9.18-1.el9_3 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3-libs | 3.9.18-1.el9_3 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3-test | 3.9.18-1.el9_3 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3-tkinter | 3.9.18-1.el9_3 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Critical 9.8
Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) extract and (2) extractall functions in the tarfile module in Python allow…