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ALSA-2026:1478 Not scored

Moderate: python3.9 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): * cpython: python: cpython: Quadratic algorithm in xml.dom.minidom leads to denial of service (CVE-2025-12084) 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 January 28, 2026
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:9 python-unversioned-command
AlmaLinux:9 python3
AlmaLinux:9 python3-debug
AlmaLinux:9 python3-devel
AlmaLinux:9 python3-idle
AlmaLinux:9 python3-libs
AlmaLinux:9 python3-test
AlmaLinux:9 python3-tkinter

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities ALSA-2026:1478

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): * cpython: python: cpython: Quadratic algorithm in xml.dom.minidom leads to denial of service (CVE-2025-12084) 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