CVE-2026-11940
Public on 2026-06-23
Modified on 2026-06-25
Description
tarfile.extractall() with the 'data' or 'tar'
filter could be bypassed by a crafted archive where a hardlink
references a symlink stored at a deeper name than the hardlink itself.
The extraction fallback validated the symlink at it's archived location
but recreated it at the hardlink's shallower
path, letting a relative
target the filter judged contained escape the destination directory.
This allowed a malicious tar archive to create a symlink pointing
outside the destination, enabling out-of-destination file reads or
writes. This was an incomplete fix of CVE-2025-4330.
filter could be bypassed by a crafted archive where a hardlink
references a symlink stored at a deeper name than the hardlink itself.
The extraction fallback validated the symlink at it's archived location
but recreated it at the hardlink's shallower
path, letting a relative
target the filter judged contained escape the destination directory.
This allowed a malicious tar archive to create a symlink pointing
outside the destination, enabling out-of-destination file reads or
writes. This was an incomplete fix of CVE-2025-4330.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | python | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | python3 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3.11 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3.12 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3.13 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3.14 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3.9 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Python3.8 Extra | python38 | No Fix Planned |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |