CVE-2023-6597
Public on 2024-03-19
Modified on 2024-03-28
Description
An issue was found in the CPython `tempfile.TemporaryDirectory` class affecting versions 3.12.2, 3.11.8, 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.
Severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | python | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 1 | python26 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 1 | python27 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | python3 | 2024-05-09 | ALAS2-2024-2541 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3.11 | 2024-05-09 | ALAS2023-2024-617 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3.9 | 2024-05-09 | ALAS2023-2024-616 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | python34 | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 1 | python35 | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 1 | python36 | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 1 | python38 | 2024-05-09 | ALAS-2024-1936 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Python3.8 Extra | python38 | 2024-05-23 | ALAS2PYTHON3.8-2024-011 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |