CVE-2026-11972 Affecting python313-doc package, versions <3.13.14-160000.2.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.72% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-PYTHON313DOC-19682839
  • published11 Sept 2026
  • disclosed19 Aug 2026

Introduced: 19 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-11972  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 python313-doc to version 3.13.14-160000.2.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python313-doc package and not the python313-doc package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:16.0.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

When using the "tarfile" module with a file opened in "streaming mode" (mode="r|") the tarfile module did not properly handle EOF, making archive parsing take exponentially longer.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1