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.
Security Fix(es):
* python: Path traversal on tempfile.TemporaryDirectory (CVE-2023-6597)
* python: The zipfile module is vulnerable to zip-bombs leading to denial of service (CVE-2024-0450)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 8
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python-unversioned-command | 3.9.18-3.el9_4.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3 | 3.9.18-3.el9_4.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3-debug | 3.9.18-3.el9_4.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3-devel | 3.9.18-3.el9_4.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3-idle | 3.9.18-3.el9_4.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3-libs | 3.9.18-3.el9_4.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3-test | 3.9.18-3.el9_4.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3-tkinter | 3.9.18-3.el9_4.1 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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High 7.8
An issue was found in the CPython `tempfile.TemporaryDirectory` class affecting versions 3.12.1, 3.11.7, 3.10.13, 3.9.1…
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Medium 6.2
Quoted zip-bomb protection for zipfile
An issue was found in the CPython `zipfile` module affecting versions 3.12.1, 3.11.7, 3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 and prior. The zipfile module is vulnerable to “quoted-overlap” zip-bombs which exploit the zip format to create a zip-bomb with a high compressi…