Unquoted Search Path or Element Affecting python3.12-debugsource package, versions <0:3.12.8-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PYTHON312DEBUGSOURCE-8662388
  • published25 Jan 2025
  • disclosed22 Oct 2024

Introduced: 22 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-9287  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-428  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 python3.12-debugsource to version 0:3.12.8-1.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-808.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3.12-debugsource package and not the python3.12-debugsource package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 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

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