Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference Affecting python3-idle package, versions <0:3.6.8-70.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PYTHON3IDLE-10416549
  • published19 Jun 2025
  • disclosed3 Jun 2025

Introduced: 3 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-4435  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-706  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 python3-idle to version 0:3.6.8-70.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2025:10128.

NVD Description

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

When using a TarFile.errorlevel = 0 and extracting with a filter the documented behavior is that any filtered members would be skipped and not extracted. However the actual behavior of TarFile.errorlevel = 0 in affected versions is that the member would still be extracted and not skipped.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1