CVE-2025-12084 Affecting python3-tkinter package, versions <0:3.6.8-21.0.7.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-PYTHON3TKINTER-15444897
  • published10 Mar 2026
  • disclosed3 Dec 2025

Introduced: 3 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-12084  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 python3-tkinter to version 0:3.6.8-21.0.7.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-2713.

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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

When building nested elements using xml.dom.minidom methods such as appendChild() that have a dependency on _clear_id_cache() the algorithm is quadratic. Availability can be impacted when building excessively nested documents.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1