Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting python3.12-devel package, versions <0:3.12.5-2.el9_5.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-PYTHON312DEVEL-8304930
  • published 25 Oct 2024
  • disclosed 12 Nov 2024

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 python3.12-devel to version 0:3.12.5-2.el9_5.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:9451.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3.12-devel package and not the python3.12-devel 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
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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
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SUSE

7.5 high
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Red Hat

7.5 high