Important: python3.14

Issue Overview: tarfile.extractall with the 'data' or 'tar' filter could be bypassed by a crafted archive where a hardlink references a symlink stored at a deeper name than the hardlink itself. The extraction fallback validated the symlink at it's archived location but recreated it at the...

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : Python vulnerabilities (USN-8509-1)

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8509-1 advisory. It was discovered that Python incorrectly normalized paths in the tarfile module. An attacker could possibly use this issue to...

USN-8509-1 python3.10, python3.12, python3.14 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Python incorrectly normalized paths in the tarfile module. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass path restrictions. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. CVE-2025-13462 It was discovered that Python's HTMLParser incorrectly handled...

USN-8509-1: Python vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Python incorrectly normalized paths in the tarfile module. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass path restrictions. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. CVE-2025-13462 It was discovered that Python's HTMLParser incorrectly handled...

python: Python tarfile module: Denial of Service via improper EOF handling in streaming mode

A flaw was found in the Python tarfile module. When processing a specially crafted tar archive opened in 'streaming mode' mode='r|', the module does not properly handle the end-of-file EOF condition. This can cause the tarfile module to enter an infinite loop, leading to a Denial of Service DoS f...

python: Python tarfile module: Denial of Service via improper EOF handling in streaming mode

A flaw was found in the Python tarfile module. When processing a specially crafted tar archive opened in 'streaming mode' mode='r|', the module does not properly handle the end-of-file EOF condition. This can cause the tarfile module to enter an infinite loop, leading to a Denial of Service DoS f...

python: Python tarfile module: Denial of Service via improper EOF handling in streaming mode

A flaw was found in the Python tarfile module. When processing a specially crafted tar archive opened in 'streaming mode' mode='r|', the module does not properly handle the end-of-file EOF condition. This can cause the tarfile module to enter an infinite loop, leading to a Denial of Service DoS f...

python: Python tarfile module: Denial of Service via improper EOF handling in streaming mode

A flaw was found in the Python tarfile module. When processing a specially crafted tar archive opened in 'streaming mode' mode='r|', the module does not properly handle the end-of-file EOF condition. This can cause the tarfile module to enter an infinite loop, leading to a Denial of Service DoS f...

SUSE CVE-2026-4360

In the Tarfile.extract function, the filter parameter is not passed properly when extracting hardlinks. An affected system that extracts content from untrusted tar files could end up writing files with an unexpected uid/gid despite the user passing filter='data' to the extract function...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-4360

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - In the Tarfile.extract function, the filter parameter is not passed properly when extracting hardlinks. An affected system that extracts content from untrusted...

SUSE CVE-2026-11972

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...

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4360

In the Tarfile.extract function, the filter parameter is not passed properly when extracting hardlinks. An affected system that extracts content from untrusted tar files could end up writing files with an unexpected uid/gid despite the user passing filter='data' to the extract function...

CVE-2026-4360

In the Tarfile.extract function, the filter parameter is not passed properly when extracting hardlinks. An affected system that extracts content from untrusted tar files could end up writing files with an unexpected uid/gid despite the user passing filter='data' to the extract function...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-4360

In the Tarfile.extract function, the filter parameter is not passed properly when extracting hardlinks. An affected system that extracts content from untrusted tar files could end up writing files with an unexpected uid/gid despite the user passing filter='data' to the extract function...

CVE-2026-4360

Summary of CVE-2026-4360 (mode C) The issue concerns Python’s tarfile TarFile.extract() where the filter parameter is not correctly applied when extracting hardlinks. The vulnerability can allow an affected system that processes tar files from untrusted sources to write files with an unexpected u...

CVE-2026-4360

In the Tarfile.extract function, the filter parameter is not passed properly when extracting hardlinks. An affected system that extracts content from untrusted tar files could end up writing files with an unexpected uid/gid despite the user passing filter='data' to the extract function...

CVE-2026-4360 Tarfile.extract() doesn't fully respect filter parameter

In the Tarfile.extract function, the filter parameter is not passed properly when extracting hardlinks. An affected system that extracts content from untrusted tar files could end up writing files with an unexpected uid/gid despite the user passing filter='data' to the extract function...

CVE-2026-4360 Tarfile.extract() doesn't fully respect filter parameter

In the Tarfile.extract function, the filter parameter is not passed properly when extracting hardlinks. An affected system that extracts content from untrusted tar files could end up writing files with an unexpected uid/gid despite the user passing filter='data' to the extract function...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-11972

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - 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...

PT-2026-53894

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Python affected versions not specified Description In the extract function of the Tarfile module, the filter parameter is not correctly handled when extracting hardlinks. This issue allows a system extracting content from untrusted tar files t...