Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting python3-debuginfo package, versions <0:3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.28


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-PYTHON3DEBUGINFO-18060082
  • published21 Jul 2026
  • disclosed23 Jun 2026

Introduced: 23 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-11972  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 python3-debuginfo to version 0:3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.28 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2026-3826.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-debuginfo package and not the python3-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

When using the "tarfile" module with a file opened in "streaming mode" (mode="r|") the tarfile module did not properly handle EOF, making archive parsing take exponentially longer.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1