Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting python package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-PYTHON-17733847
  • published30 Jun 2026
  • disclosed23 Jun 2026

Introduced: 23 Jun 2026

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

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 python.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python package and not the python package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 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