CVE-2025-8194 Affecting python3.11-idle package, versions <0:3.11.11-2.el9_6.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-PYTHON311IDLE-13157041
  • published30 Sept 2025
  • disclosed2 Sept 2025

Introduced: 2 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-8194  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 python3.11-idle to version 0:3.11.11-2.el9_6.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2025:15010.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3.11-idle package and not the python3.11-idle package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a defect in the CPython “tarfile” module affecting the “TarFile” extraction and entry enumeration APIs. The tar implementation would process tar archives with negative offsets without error, resulting in an infinite loop and deadlock during the parsing of maliciously crafted tar archives.

This vulnerability can be mitigated by including the following patch after importing the “tarfile” module:  https://gist.github.com/sethmlarson/1716ac5b82b73dbcbf23ad2eff8b33e1

References

CVSS Base Scores

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