Description
If `shutil.unpack_archive()` is given a ZIP archive with an absolute Windows path containing a drive (`C:\\...`) then the archive will be extracted outside the target directory which is different than other operating systems. Only Windows is affected by this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python Software Foundation | CPython | < 3.10.21, 3.11.0 – < 3.11.16, 3.12.0 – < 3.12.14, 3.13.0 – < 3.13.14, 3.14.0a1 – < 3.14.5rc1, 3.15.0a1 – < 3.15.0b1 | 3.10.21 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | python3 | 3.12.9-14 | — |
References
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/146591 patch
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/146581 issue-tracking
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/X6FXE5C6KDKOVNX3EC3DWD5RUPFWOZA4/ vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ab5ef98af693bded74a738570e81ea70abef2840 patch
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b01e594fbe754a960212f908d047294e880b52fd patch
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/fc829e88753858c8ac669594bf0093f44948c0f4 patch
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/65b255416ae217bf0e22085be3c1976cea18bd8c patch
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8e13025747e1ca72e86d1f35637123f9c306f0cb patch
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8ee6aff14054b37b53e47194a2fa313e98163c94 patch
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ba0aca3bffce431fe2fbd53ca4cd6a717a2e2c19 patch
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a6650a2cdf0c49fb8ce0c982903aa2aa274beefe patch
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/7ef7dd0a74f47facd1fadcbc77f8fb03beb5eb4d patch
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/1071290169f85c09cf767c1099564a9426cdc7e8 patch