CVE-2024-8088 Affecting python-wheel package, versions <1:0.35.1-4.module+el8.10.0+1860+afcc1c71


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-PYTHONWHEEL-10072194
  • published8 May 2025
  • disclosed22 Aug 2024

Introduced: 22 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-8088  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 python-wheel to version 1:0.35.1-4.module+el8.10.0+1860+afcc1c71 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:5962.

NVD Description

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

There is a HIGH severity vulnerability affecting the CPython "zipfile" module affecting "zipfile.Path". Note that the more common API "zipfile.ZipFile" class is unaffected.

When iterating over names of entries in a zip archive (for example, methods of "zipfile.Path" like "namelist()", "iterdir()", etc) the process can be put into an infinite loop with a maliciously crafted zip archive. This defect applies when reading only metadata or extracting the contents of the zip archive. Programs that are not handling user-controlled zip archives are not affected.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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