CVE-2025-4516 Affecting python39-tkinter package, versions <0:3.9.25-2.module+el8.10.0+90733+27f37730


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-PYTHON39TKINTER-14577336
  • published24 Dec 2025
  • disclosed15 May 2025

Introduced: 15 May 2025

CVE-2025-4516  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 python39-tkinter to version 0:3.9.25-2.module+el8.10.0+90733+27f37730 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-23530.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python39-tkinter package and not the python39-tkinter package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is an issue in CPython when using bytes.decode(&#34;unicode_escape&#34;, error=&#34;ignore|replace&#34;). If you are not using the "unicode_escape" encoding or an error handler your usage is not affected. To work-around this issue you may stop using the error= handler and instead wrap the bytes.decode() call in a try-except catching the DecodeError.

CVSS Base Scores

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