Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting python3.11-test package, versions <0:3.11.7-1.el9_4.6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.11% (45th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-PYTHON311TEST-8303686
  • published 24 Oct 2024
  • disclosed 12 Nov 2024

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 python3.11-test to version 0:3.11.7-1.el9_4.6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:8374.

NVD Description

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

There is a MEDIUM severity vulnerability affecting CPython.

Regular expressions that allowed excessive backtracking during tarfile.TarFile header parsing are vulnerable to ReDoS via specifically-crafted tar archives.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
Expand this section

NVD

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
Expand this section

SUSE

7.5 high
Expand this section

Red Hat

7.5 high