Red Hat Security Advisory: python3.12 security update
Red Hat has issued a security advisory for python3.12 addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-9287, where virtual environment activation scripts do not quote paths, and CVE-2024-12254, involving unbounded memory buffering in SelectorSocketTransport.writelines(). These issues affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and related variants. The advisory rates the update as important and provides updated packages to remediate these vulnerabilities.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers two security fixes in python3.12 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. CVE-2024-9287 addresses a vulnerability where virtual environment (venv) activation scripts fail to quote paths properly, potentially leading to security issues related to path handling (CWE-428). CVE-2024-12254 fixes an unbounded memory buffering issue in SelectorSocketTransport.writelines(), which could lead to resource exhaustion or denial of service (CWE-770). Red Hat has released updated python3.12 packages (version 3.12.8-1.el8_10) to address these vulnerabilities.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow attackers to exploit improper path quoting in venv activation scripts or cause unbounded memory consumption in socket transport operations, potentially leading to denial of service or other impacts related to resource exhaustion. The advisory classifies the security impact as Important (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated python3.12 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the python3.12 update (version 3.12.8-1.el8_10) available from Red Hat to remediate these issues. For detailed update instructions, refer to the Red Hat article at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: python3.12 security update
Description
Red Hat has issued a security advisory for python3.12 addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-9287, where virtual environment activation scripts do not quote paths, and CVE-2024-12254, involving unbounded memory buffering in SelectorSocketTransport.writelines(). These issues affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and related variants. The advisory rates the update as important and provides updated packages to remediate these vulnerabilities.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers two security fixes in python3.12 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. CVE-2024-9287 addresses a vulnerability where virtual environment (venv) activation scripts fail to quote paths properly, potentially leading to security issues related to path handling (CWE-428). CVE-2024-12254 fixes an unbounded memory buffering issue in SelectorSocketTransport.writelines(), which could lead to resource exhaustion or denial of service (CWE-770). Red Hat has released updated python3.12 packages (version 3.12.8-1.el8_10) to address these vulnerabilities.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow attackers to exploit improper path quoting in venv activation scripts or cause unbounded memory consumption in socket transport operations, potentially leading to denial of service or other impacts related to resource exhaustion. The advisory classifies the security impact as Important (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated python3.12 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the python3.12 update (version 3.12.8-1.el8_10) available from Red Hat to remediate these issues. For detailed update instructions, refer to the Red Hat article at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:10980
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-12254"]
Threat ID: 6a3da1ff4853345fc1836748
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:43 UTC
Last enriched: 08/18/2026, 14:12:12 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:24:55 UTC
Views: 40
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