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: The zipfile module is vulnerable to zip-bombs leading to denial of service (CVE-2024-0450)
* 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 | python3.11 | 3.11.9-7.el9 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3.11-debug | 3.11.9-7.el9 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3.11-devel | 3.11.9-7.el9 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3.11-idle | 3.11.9-7.el9 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3.11-libs | 3.11.9-7.el9 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3.11-test | 3.11.9-7.el9 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3.11-tkinter | 3.11.9-7.el9 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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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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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…