CVE-2024-0450 Affecting python39:3.9/python39-test package, versions <0:3.9.19-1.module_el8.10.0+3849+a48d89aa


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-PYTHON39-7173237
  • published31 May 2024
  • disclosed12 Nov 2024

Introduced: 31 May 2024

CVE-2024-0450  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 python39:3.9/python39-test to version 0:3.9.19-1.module_el8.10.0+3849+a48d89aa or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:3466.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python39:3.9/python39-test package and not the python39:3.9/python39-test package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was found in the CPython zipfile module affecting versions 3.12.1, 3.11.7, 3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 and prior.

The zipfile module is vulnerable to “quoted-overlap” zip-bombs which exploit the zip format to create a zip-bomb with a high compression ratio. The fixed versions of CPython makes the zipfile module reject zip archives which overlap entries in the archive.

References

CVSS Scores

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