Summary
Python 3.12 is an accessible, high-level, dynamically typed, interpreted programming language, designed with an emphasis on code readability. It includes an extensive standard library, and has a vast ecosystem of third-party libraries. The python3.12 package provides the "python3.12" executable: the reference interpreter for the Python language, version 3. The majority of its standard library is provided in the python3.12-libs package, which should be installed automatically along with python3.12. The remaining parts of the Python standard library are broken out into the python3.12-tkinter and python3.12-test packages, which may need to be installed separately. Documentation for Python is provided in the python3.12-docs package. Packages containing additional libraries for Python are generally named with the "python3.12-" prefix.
Security Fix(es):
* python: The zipfile module is vulnerable to zip-bombs leading to denial of service (CVE-2024-0450)
* python: incorrect IPv4 and IPv6 private ranges (CVE-2024-4032)
* python: cpython: Iterating over a malicious ZIP file may lead to Denial of Service (CVE-2024-8088)
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 7
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3.12 | 3.12.5-2.el9 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3.12-debug | 3.12.5-2.el9 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3.12-devel | 3.12.5-2.el9 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3.12-idle | 3.12.5-2.el9 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3.12-libs | 3.12.5-2.el9 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3.12-test | 3.12.5-2.el9 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3.12-tkinter | 3.12.5-2.el9 |
Vulnerabilities 3
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High 8.7
Infinite loop when iterating over zip archive entry names from zipfile.Path
There is a HIGH severity vulnerability affecting the CPython "zipfile" module affecting "zipfile.Path". Note that the more common API "zipfile.ZipFile" class is unaffected. When iterating over names of entries in a zip archive (for example, methods of "zipfil…
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High 7.5
Incorrect IPv4 and IPv6 private ranges
The “ipaddress” module contained incorrect information about whether certain IPv4 and IPv6 addresses were designated as “globally reachable” or “private”. This affected the is_private and is_global properties of the ipaddress.IPv4Address, ipaddress.IPv4Networ…
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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…
References
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0450
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-4032
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8088
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2276525
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2292921
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2307370
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advisory
https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-9190.html