Symlink Following Affecting python38-devel package, versions <0:3.8.5-1.11.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-PYTHON38DEVEL-6840303
  • published14 May 2024
  • disclosed19 Mar 2024

Introduced: 19 Mar 2024

CVE-2023-6597  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-61  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 python38-devel to version 0:3.8.5-1.11.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2024-1936.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python38-devel package and not the python38-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was found in the CPython tempfile.TemporaryDirectory class affecting versions 3.12.1, 3.11.7, 3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 and prior.

The tempfile.TemporaryDirectory class would dereference symlinks during cleanup of permissions-related errors. This means users which can run privileged programs are potentially able to modify permissions of files referenced by symlinks in some circumstances.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1