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CVE-2024-6923VulnerabilityPublished Updated

SUSE · security update for python3.11

Affects SUSESource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-6923· Medium 5.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium · fixed in SUSE package updates : update the Red Hat redhat/python3.11 package when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 65% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 9.8.5, 9.6.5, 9.4.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 1 Aug 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade the Red Hat redhat/python3.11 package to 9.8.5, 9.6.5 or 9.4.5.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/python3.11pkg:rpm/redhat/python3.11Other threatsAffected
  • =9.0.0
  • <9.4.5
  • >=9.4.0
  • >=9.6.0
  • <9.6.5
  • >=9.8.0
  • <9.8.5
Fixed in
  • 9.4.5
  • 9.6.5
  • 9.8.5

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AI-suggested

A security update patch is available from Red Hat for python3.12 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related variants. Users should apply the update as per Red Hat's advisory (RHSA-2024:6146) to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for update instructions. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor.

Description

A security update addresses a vulnerability in the Python 3.12 email module where newlines in email headers were not properly quoted, allowing header injection (CVE-2024-6923). This issue affects the python3.12 package as distributed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related variants. The vulnerability has been rated as moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security. A patch is available and should be applied to affected systems to remediate the issue.

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