CVE-2023-6597
Published: March 23, 2024Last modified: October 14, 2024
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | CHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | NONE |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | python3 | Fixed (3.11.8-r0) |
| Stream | python3 | Fixed (3.12.3-r0) |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/20/5
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/02a9259c717738dfe6b463c44d7e17f2b6d2cb3a
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/5585334d772b253a01a6730e8202ffb1607c3d25
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/6ceb8aeda504b079fef7a57b8d81472f15cdd9a5
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/81c16cd94ec38d61aa478b9a452436dc3b1b524d
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8eaeefe49d179ca4908d052745e3bb8b6f238f82
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d54e22a669ae6e987199bb5d2c69bb5a46b0083b
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/91133
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00025.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T3IGRX54M7RNCQOXVQO5KQKTGWCOABIM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U5VHWS52HGD743C47UMCSAK2A773M2YE/
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/Q5C6ATFC67K53XFV4KE45325S7NS62LD/