Directory Traversal Affecting python38-idle package, versions <0:3.8.8-4.module+el8.5.0+672+ab6eb015


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-PYTHON38IDLE-3284594
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed20 May 2021

Introduced: 20 May 2021

CVE-2021-3426  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 python38-idle to version 0:3.8.8-4.module+el8.5.0+672+ab6eb015 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2021:4162.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python38-idle package and not the python38-idle package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

There's a flaw in Python 3's pydoc. A local or adjacent attacker who discovers or is able to convince another local or adjacent user to start a pydoc server could access the server and use it to disclose sensitive information belonging to the other user that they would not normally be able to access. The highest risk of this flaw is to data confidentiality. This flaw affects Python versions before 3.8.9, Python versions before 3.9.3 and Python versions before 3.10.0a7.

References

CVSS Scores

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