vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2023-6597: Security patch for python3, python38 (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N) | Mar 19, 2024 | May 16, 2024 | May 20, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
Mar 19, 2024
Added
May 16, 2024
Modified
May 20, 2026
Description
An issue was found in the CPython `tempfile.TemporaryDirectory` class affecting versions 3.12.1, 3.11.7, 3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 and prior.
The tempfile.TemporaryDirectory class would dereference symlinks during cleanup of permissions-related errors. This means users which can run privileged programs are potentially able to modify permissions of files referenced by symlinks in some circumstances.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3-debugamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3-libsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3-testamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3-tkinteramazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3-toolsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-debugamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-libsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-testamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-tkinteramazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-tools
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