Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting python3-idle package, versions <0:3.9.19-8.el9_5.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-PYTHON3IDLE-8304975
  • published25 Oct 2024
  • disclosed12 Nov 2024

Introduced: 25 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-6232  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1333  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 python3-idle to version 0:3.9.19-8.el9_5.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:9468.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-idle package and not the python3-idle 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

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