CVE-2024-9287 Affecting python3 package, versions <3.12.8-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE320-PYTHON3-8491039
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed22 Oct 2024

Introduced: 22 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-9287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.20 python3 to version 3.12.8-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3 package and not the python3 package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability has been found in the CPython venv module and CLI where path names provided when creating a virtual environment were not quoted properly, allowing the creator to inject commands into virtual environment "activation" scripts (ie "source venv/bin/activate"). This means that attacker-controlled virtual environments are able to run commands when the virtual environment is activated. Virtual environments which are not created by an attacker or which aren't activated before being used (ie "./venv/bin/python") are not affected.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1