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High ELSA-2026-56219 1 CVE

Important: python3 security update (Oracle Linux 8)

Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 18, 2026

Summary

[3.6.8-78.0.1]
- Add Oracle Linux distribution in platform.py [Orabug: 20812544]

[3.6.8.openela.0]
- Add openela to supported dists

[3.6.8-78]
- Security fix for CVE-2026-11940
Resolves: RHEL-227194

Fixed packages 7

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 8 platform-python 0:3.6.8-78.0.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 platform-python-debug 0:3.6.8-78.0.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 platform-python-devel 0:3.6.8-78.0.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 python3-idle 0:3.6.8-78.0.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 python3-libs 0:3.6.8-78.0.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 python3-test 0:3.6.8-78.0.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 python3-tkinter 0:3.6.8-78.0.1.el8_10

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 7.8

    tarfile extraction filter bypass allows escaping the destination directory

    tarfile.extractall() with the 'data' or 'tar' filter could be bypassed by a crafted archive where a hardlink references a symlink stored at a deeper name than the hardlink itself.  The extraction fallback validated the symlink at it's archived location but re…