CVE-2025-12084 Affecting platform-python package, versions <0:3.6.8-72.el8_10.alma.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-PLATFORMPYTHON-15181419
  • published3 Feb 2026
  • disclosed28 Jan 2026

Introduced: 28 Jan 2026

CVE-2025-12084  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 platform-python to version 0:3.6.8-72.el8_10.alma.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2026:1631.

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 building nested elements using xml.dom.minidom methods such as appendChild() that have a dependency on _clear_id_cache() the algorithm is quadratic. Availability can be impacted when building excessively nested documents.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1