Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting python39:3.9/python39-cryptography package, versions <0:3.3.1-2.module+el8.4.0+9822+20bf1249


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PYTHON39-8342537
  • published5 Nov 2024
  • disclosed3 Sept 2024

Introduced: 3 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-6232  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1333  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 python39:3.9/python39-cryptography to version 0:3.3.1-2.module+el8.4.0+9822+20bf1249 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:8797.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python39:3.9/python39-cryptography package and not the python39:3.9/python39-cryptography package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a MEDIUM severity vulnerability affecting CPython.

Regular expressions that allowed excessive backtracking during tarfile.TarFile header parsing are vulnerable to ReDoS via specifically-crafted tar archives.

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