CVE-2025-4435 Affecting platform-python package, versions <0:3.6.8-70.el8_10.alma.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.54% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-PLATFORMPYTHON-10575233
  • published2 Jul 2025
  • disclosed1 Jul 2025

Introduced: 1 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-4435  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 platform-python to version 0:3.6.8-70.el8_10.alma.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2025:10128.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream platform-python package and not the platform-python package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

When using a TarFile.errorlevel = 0 and extracting with a filter the documented behavior is that any filtered members would be skipped and not extracted. However the actual behavior of TarFile.errorlevel = 0 in affected versions is that the member would still be extracted and not skipped.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1