Link Following Affecting python3-rgw package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.94% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-PYTHON3RGW-12094827
  • published21 Aug 2025
  • disclosed1 Jan 2024

Introduced: 1 Jan 2024

CVE-2024-12905  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 python3-rgw.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-rgw package and not the python3-rgw package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

An Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ("Link Following") and Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ("Path Traversal"). This vulnerability occurs when extracting a maliciously crafted tar file, which can result in unauthorized file writes or overwrites outside the intended extraction directory. The issue is associated with index.js in the tar-fs package.

This issue affects tar-fs: from 0.0.0 before 1.16.4, from 2.0.0 before 2.1.2, from 3.0.0 before 3.0.8.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1