CVE-2025-4435
Published: June 5, 2025Last modified: September 30, 2025
Description
When using a TarFile.errorlevel = 0 and extracting with a filter the documented behavior is that any filtered members would be skipped and not extracted. However the actual behavior of TarFile.errorlevel = 0 in affected versions is that the member would still be extracted and not skipped.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | NONE |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | python3 | Fixed (3.11.13-r0) |
| 25 LTS | python3 | Fixed (3.12.11-r0) | |
| Stream | python3 | Fixed (3.12.11-r0) | |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | python3 | Fixed (3.11.13-r0) |
| Stream | python3 | Fixed (3.12.11-r0) |
References
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/19de092debb3d7e832e5672cc2f7b788d35951da
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/28463dba112af719df1e8b0391c46787ad756dd9
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/3612d8f51741b11f36f8fb0494d79086bac9390a
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4633f3f497b1ff70e4a35b6fe2c907cbe2d4cb2e
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/9c1110ef6652687d7c55f590f909720eddde965a
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/9e0ac76d96cf80b49055f6d6b9a6763fb9215c2a
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/aa9eb5f757ceff461e6e996f12c89e5d9b583b01
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/dd8f187d0746da151e0025c51680979ac5b4cfb1
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/135034
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/135037
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/MAXIJJCUUMCL7ATZNDVEGGHUMQMUUKLG/