vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2023-6597
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N) | Mar 19, 2024 | Jan 20, 2025 | Feb 9, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
Mar 19, 2024
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Feb 9, 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.
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.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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