Red Hat Security Advisory: python3.12 security update
Two security vulnerabilities affecting the python3.12 package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 have been addressed. The first vulnerability (CVE-2024-9287) involves virtual environment (venv) activation scripts that do not quote paths properly. The second vulnerability (CVE-2024-12254) concerns unbounded memory buffering in the SelectorSocketTransport.writelines() function. Red Hat has released an update to fix these issues in python3.12 packages for multiple architectures and variants of RHEL 9. The update is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers two vulnerabilities in python3.12 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. CVE-2024-9287 is a path quoting issue in venv activation scripts, which could lead to security risks related to path handling. CVE-2024-12254 is an unbounded memory buffering vulnerability in SelectorSocketTransport.writelines(), potentially leading to memory exhaustion or related impacts. Red Hat has issued an update (RHSA-2024:10978) that addresses these vulnerabilities across various RHEL 9 architectures and extended update support versions. The advisory does not provide CVSS scores but classifies the impact as important.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to exploit improper path quoting in virtual environment activation scripts or cause unbounded memory buffering in Python's SelectorSocketTransport, potentially leading to denial of service or other impacts related to memory exhaustion. The exact impact details and CVSS scores are not provided in the advisory, but the issues are rated as important by Red Hat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for python3.12 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 that addresses these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:10978 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate these issues. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: python3.12 security update
Description
Two security vulnerabilities affecting the python3.12 package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 have been addressed. The first vulnerability (CVE-2024-9287) involves virtual environment (venv) activation scripts that do not quote paths properly. The second vulnerability (CVE-2024-12254) concerns unbounded memory buffering in the SelectorSocketTransport.writelines() function. Red Hat has released an update to fix these issues in python3.12 packages for multiple architectures and variants of RHEL 9. The update is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers two vulnerabilities in python3.12 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. CVE-2024-9287 is a path quoting issue in venv activation scripts, which could lead to security risks related to path handling. CVE-2024-12254 is an unbounded memory buffering vulnerability in SelectorSocketTransport.writelines(), potentially leading to memory exhaustion or related impacts. Red Hat has issued an update (RHSA-2024:10978) that addresses these vulnerabilities across various RHEL 9 architectures and extended update support versions. The advisory does not provide CVSS scores but classifies the impact as important.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to exploit improper path quoting in virtual environment activation scripts or cause unbounded memory buffering in Python's SelectorSocketTransport, potentially leading to denial of service or other impacts related to memory exhaustion. The exact impact details and CVSS scores are not provided in the advisory, but the issues are rated as important by Red Hat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for python3.12 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 that addresses these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:10978 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate these issues. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:10978
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-12254"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1ff4853345fc18369d4
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:43 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:54:11 UTC
Last updated: 06/25/2026, 23:01:06 UTC
Views: 4
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