Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting python3.12-tkinter package, versions <0:3.12.8-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.88% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PYTHON312TKINTER-8662379
  • published25 Jan 2025
  • disclosed6 Dec 2024

Introduced: 6 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-12254  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 python3.12-tkinter 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-tkinter package and not the python3.12-tkinter package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

Starting in Python 3.12.0, the asyncio._SelectorSocketTransport.writelines() method would not "pause" writing and signal to the Protocol to drain the buffer to the wire once the write buffer reached the "high-water mark". Because of this, Protocols would not periodically drain the write buffer potentially leading to memory exhaustion.

This vulnerability likely impacts a small number of users, you must be using Python 3.12.0 or later, on macOS or Linux, using the asyncio module with protocols, and using .writelines() method which had new zero-copy-on-write behavior in Python 3.12.0 and later. If not all of these factors are true then your usage of Python is unaffected.

CVSS Base Scores

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