Use After Free Affecting platform-python-devel package, versions <0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.77% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PLATFORMPYTHONDEVEL-6198861
  • published26 Jan 2024
  • disclosed22 Aug 2023

Introduced: 22 Aug 2023

CVE-2022-48560  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 platform-python-devel to version 0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0430.

NVD Description

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

A use-after-free exists in Python through 3.9 via heappushpop in heapq.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1