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CentOS Linux: CVE-2022-48564: Moderate: python3 security update (CESA-2024:0114)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2022-48564: Moderate: python3 security update (CESA-2024:0114)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/22/2023
Created
01/12/2024
Added
01/11/2024
Modified
01/11/2024

Description

read_ints in plistlib.py in Python through 3.9.1 is vulnerable to a potential DoS attack via CPU and RAM exhaustion when processing malformed Apple Property List files in binary format.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-platform-python
  • centos-upgrade-platform-python-debug
  • centos-upgrade-platform-python-devel
  • centos-upgrade-python3-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-python3-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-python3-idle
  • centos-upgrade-python3-libs
  • centos-upgrade-python3-test
  • centos-upgrade-python3-tkinter

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