Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting python3-tkinter package, versions <0:3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.22


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-PYTHON3TKINTER-14882424
  • published7 Jan 2026
  • disclosed1 Dec 2025

Introduced: 1 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-13837  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 python3-tkinter to version 0:3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.22 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2025-3103.

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 Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

When loading a plist file, the plistlib module reads data in size specified by the file itself, meaning a malicious file can cause OOM and DoS issues

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1