Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting python3.11-devel package, versions <0:3.11.2-2.el8_8.8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.33% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PYTHON311DEVEL-15749477
  • published22 Mar 2026
  • disclosed20 Jan 2026

Introduced: 20 Jan 2026

CVE-2025-15367  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-77  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 python3.11-devel to version 0:3.11.2-2.el8_8.8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:5152.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3.11-devel package and not the python3.11-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The poplib module, when passed a user-controlled command, can have additional commands injected using newlines. Mitigation rejects commands containing control characters.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1