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ALSA-2024:6975 Not scored

Moderate: python3 security update

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: incorrect IPv4 and IPv6 private ranges (CVE-2024-4032) * cpython: python: email module doesn't properly quotes newlines in email headers, allowing header injection (CVE-2024-6923) * python: cpython: tarfile: ReDos via excessive backtracking while parsing header values (CVE-2024-6232) 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.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published September 24, 2024
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 python3-libs
AlmaLinux:8 platform-python
AlmaLinux:8 platform-python-debug
AlmaLinux:8 platform-python-devel
AlmaLinux:8 python3-idle
AlmaLinux:8 python3-test
AlmaLinux:8 python3-tkinter

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities ALSA-2024:6975

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: incorrect IPv4 and IPv6 private ranges (CVE-2024-4032) * cpython: python: email module doesn't properly quotes newlines in email headers, allowing header injection (CVE-2024-6923) * python: cpython: tarfile: ReDos via excessive backtracking while parsing header values (CVE-2024-6232) 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.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence