Resource Exhaustion Affecting libpython3_9-1_0 package, versions <3.9.19-150300.4.41.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.68% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-LIBPYTHON3910-6508652
  • published28 Mar 2024
  • disclosed27 Mar 2024

Introduced: 27 Mar 2024

CVE-2023-52425  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 libpython3_9-1_0 to version 3.9.19-150300.4.41.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libpython3_9-1_0 package and not the libpython3_9-1_0 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.

libexpat through 2.5.0 allows a denial of service (resource consumption) because many full reparsings are required in the case of a large token for which multiple buffer fills are needed.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1