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Medium ALSA-2025:14900 2 CVEs

Moderate: python39:3.9 security update

Published Aug 28, 2025 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

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):

* setuptools: Path Traversal Vulnerability in setuptools PackageIndex (CVE-2025-47273)
* cpython: Cpython infinite loop when parsing a tarfile (CVE-2025-8194)

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.

Fixed packages 58

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 python39 3.9.20-2.module_el8.10.0+4040+9207bbc0
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-attrs 20.3.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-cffi 1.14.3-2.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-cffi 1.14.3-2.module_el8.6.0+3248+c431e88c
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-chardet 3.0.4-19.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-cryptography 3.3.1-3.module_el8.10.0+3765+2f9a457d
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-Cython 0.29.21-5.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-Cython 0.29.21-5.module_el8.6.0+3248+c431e88c
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-debug 3.9.20-2.module_el8.10.0+4040+9207bbc0
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-devel 3.9.20-2.module_el8.10.0+4040+9207bbc0
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-idle 3.9.20-2.module_el8.10.0+4040+9207bbc0
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-idna 2.10-4.module_el8.10.0+3849+a48d89aa
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-iniconfig 1.1.1-2.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-libs 3.9.20-2.module_el8.10.0+4040+9207bbc0
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-lxml 4.6.5-1.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-lxml 4.6.5-1.module_el8.6.0+3248+c431e88c
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-mod_wsgi 4.7.1-7.module_el8.10.0+3989+a618fe15.1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-more-itertools 8.5.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-numpy 1.19.4-3.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-numpy 1.19.4-3.module_el8.6.0+3248+c431e88c
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-numpy-doc 1.19.4-3.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-numpy-f2py 1.19.4-3.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-numpy-f2py 1.19.4-3.module_el8.6.0+3248+c431e88c
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-packaging 20.4-4.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-pip 20.2.4-9.module_el8.10.0+3765+2f9a457d
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-pip-wheel 20.2.4-9.module_el8.10.0+3765+2f9a457d
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-pluggy 0.13.1-3.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-ply 3.11-10.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-psutil 5.8.0-4.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-psutil 5.8.0-4.module_el8.6.0+3248+c431e88c
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-psycopg2 2.8.6-3.module_el8.10.0+3765+2f9a457d
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-psycopg2-doc 2.8.6-3.module_el8.10.0+3765+2f9a457d
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-psycopg2-tests 2.8.6-3.module_el8.10.0+3765+2f9a457d
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-py 1.10.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-pybind11 2.7.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-pybind11 2.7.1-1.module_el8.6.0+3248+c431e88c
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-pybind11-devel 2.7.1-1.module_el8.6.0+3248+c431e88c
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-pybind11-devel 2.7.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-pycparser 2.20-3.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-PyMySQL 0.10.1-2.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-pyparsing 2.4.7-5.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-pysocks 1.7.1-4.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-pytest 6.0.2-2.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-pyyaml 5.4.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-pyyaml 5.4.1-1.module_el8.6.0+3248+c431e88c
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-requests 2.25.0-3.module_el8.9.0+3634+fb2a896c
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-rpm-macros 3.9.20-2.module_el8.10.0+4040+9207bbc0
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-scipy 1.5.4-5.module_el8.9.0+3634+fb2a896c
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-setuptools 50.3.2-7.module_el8.10.0+4040+9207bbc0
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-setuptools-wheel 50.3.2-7.module_el8.10.0+4040+9207bbc0
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-six 1.15.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-test 3.9.20-2.module_el8.10.0+4040+9207bbc0
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-tkinter 3.9.20-2.module_el8.10.0+4040+9207bbc0
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-toml 0.10.1-5.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-urllib3 1.25.10-5.module_el8.10.0+3765+2f9a457d
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-wcwidth 0.2.5-3.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-wheel 1:0.35.1-4.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1
AlmaLinux · 8 python39-wheel-wheel 1:0.35.1-4.module_el8.6.0+2780+a40f65e1

Vulnerabilities 2

  • High 7.7
    CVE-2025-47273 Public exploit

    setuptools has a path traversal vulnerability in PackageIndex.download that leads to Arbitrary File Write

    setuptools is a package that allows users to download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages. A path traversal vulnerability in `PackageIndex` is present in setuptools prior to version 78.1.1. An attacker would be allowed to write files to ar…

  • High 7.5

    Tarfile infinite loop during parsing with negative member offset

    There is a defect in the CPython “tarfile” module affecting the “TarFile” extraction and entry enumeration APIs. The tar implementation would process tar archives with negative offsets without error, resulting in an infinite loop and deadlock during the parsi…

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-47273
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8194
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2366982
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2384043
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-14900.html