(RHSA-2024:3391) Important: python3 security update

2024-05-2812:22:33

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python

security update

path traversal

zip-bombs fix

cve-2023-6597

cve-2024-0450

denial of service

6.8 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

17.1%

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Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language, which includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems.

Security Fix(es):

python: Path traversal on tempfile.TemporaryDirectory (CVE-2023-6597)
python: The zipfile module is vulnerable to zip-bombs leading to denial of service (CVE-2024-0450)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
RedHat8s390xpython3-idle< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6python3-idle-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.s390x.rpm
RedHat8ppc64leplatform-python-debug< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6platform-python-debug-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat8ppc64lepython3-debugsource< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6python3-debugsource-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat8x86_64python3-idle< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6python3-idle-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.x86_64.rpm
RedHat8x86_64platform-python-devel< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6platform-python-devel-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.x86_64.rpm
RedHat8aarch64python3-idle< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6python3-idle-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.aarch64.rpm
RedHat8ppc64leplatform-python-devel< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6platform-python-devel-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat8aarch64python3-test< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6python3-test-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.aarch64.rpm
RedHat8ppc64leplatform-python< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6platform-python-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat8x86_64platform-python-debug< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6platform-python-debug-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.x86_64.rpm

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
RedHat	8	s390x	python3-idle	< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6	python3-idle-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.s390x.rpm
RedHat	8	ppc64le	platform-python-debug	< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6	platform-python-debug-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat	8	ppc64le	python3-debugsource	< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6	python3-debugsource-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat	8	x86_64	python3-idle	< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6	python3-idle-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.x86_64.rpm
RedHat	8	x86_64	platform-python-devel	< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6	platform-python-devel-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.x86_64.rpm
RedHat	8	aarch64	python3-idle	< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6	python3-idle-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.aarch64.rpm
RedHat	8	ppc64le	platform-python-devel	< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6	platform-python-devel-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat	8	aarch64	python3-test	< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6	python3-test-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.aarch64.rpm
RedHat	8	ppc64le	platform-python	< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6	platform-python-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat	8	x86_64	platform-python-debug	< 3.6.8-51.el8_8.6	platform-python-debug-3.6.8-51.el8_8.6.x86_64.rpm