CVE-2025-12084 Affecting python3-tkinter package, versions <0:3.9.25-3.el9_7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-PYTHON3TKINTER-15134288
  • published29 Jan 2026
  • disclosed27 Jan 2026

Introduced: 27 Jan 2026

CVE-2025-12084  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 python3-tkinter to version 0:3.9.25-3.el9_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2026:1478.

NVD Description

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

When building nested elements using xml.dom.minidom methods such as appendChild() that have a dependency on _clear_id_cache() the algorithm is quadratic. Availability can be impacted when building excessively nested documents.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1