Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting python311-virtualenv package, versions <20.22.0-150400.9.6.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.57% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-PYTHON311VIRTUALENV-8442621
  • published29 Nov 2024
  • disclosed28 Nov 2024

Introduced: 28 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-53899  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-77  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 python311-virtualenv to version 20.22.0-150400.9.6.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python311-virtualenv package and not the python311-virtualenv package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.5 relevant fixed versions and status.

virtualenv before 20.26.6 allows command injection through the activation scripts for a virtual environment. Magic template strings are not quoted correctly when replacing. NOTE: this is not the same as CVE-2024-9287.

CVSS Base Scores

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