Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting python3 package, versions <3.6.10-3.59.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.18% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-PYTHON3-2705309
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed19 Aug 2020

Introduced: 19 Aug 2020

CVE-2019-20907  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 python3 to version 3.6.10-3.59.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3 package and not the python3 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Lib/tarfile.py in Python through 3.8.3, an attacker is able to craft a TAR archive leading to an infinite loop when opened by tarfile.open, because _proc_pax lacks header validation.

References

CVSS Scores

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