Red Hat Security Advisory: python3.9:3.9.21 security update
Red Hat has issued a moderate security advisory for python3.9 version 3.9.21 addressing multiple vulnerabilities. The update fixes issues including unquoted paths in virtual environment activation scripts (CVE-2024-9287) and improper validation of IPv6 and IPvFuture addresses (CVE-2024-11168). These vulnerabilities affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related variants. The advisory does not provide a CVSS score but rates the impact as moderate.
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Technical Summary
Red Hat issued a security advisory RHSA-2024:10983 for python3.9 version 3.9.21 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, addressing multiple vulnerabilities. The key fixes include correcting the lack of quoting in virtual environment (venv) activation scripts (CVE-2024-9287) and fixing improper validation of IPv6 and IPvFuture addresses (CVE-2024-11168). These vulnerabilities are rated moderate in severity by Red Hat. The advisory covers multiple RHEL 9 variants and architectures. No detailed CVSS scores are included, but the update is recommended to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed by this update could lead to incorrect behavior in Python virtual environment activation scripts due to unquoted paths, potentially causing security or operational issues. Additionally, improper validation of IPv6 and IPvFuture addresses could result in malformed input being accepted or processed incorrectly. Red Hat rates the overall impact as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for python3.9 version 3.9.21 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants. Users should apply this update as per Red Hat's guidance to remediate the vulnerabilities. For detailed update instructions, refer to the Red Hat article at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: python3.9:3.9.21 security update
Description
Red Hat has issued a moderate security advisory for python3.9 version 3.9.21 addressing multiple vulnerabilities. The update fixes issues including unquoted paths in virtual environment activation scripts (CVE-2024-9287) and improper validation of IPv6 and IPvFuture addresses (CVE-2024-11168). These vulnerabilities affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related variants. The advisory does not provide a CVSS score but rates the impact as moderate.
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat issued a security advisory RHSA-2024:10983 for python3.9 version 3.9.21 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, addressing multiple vulnerabilities. The key fixes include correcting the lack of quoting in virtual environment (venv) activation scripts (CVE-2024-9287) and fixing improper validation of IPv6 and IPvFuture addresses (CVE-2024-11168). These vulnerabilities are rated moderate in severity by Red Hat. The advisory covers multiple RHEL 9 variants and architectures. No detailed CVSS scores are included, but the update is recommended to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed by this update could lead to incorrect behavior in Python virtual environment activation scripts due to unquoted paths, potentially causing security or operational issues. Additionally, improper validation of IPv6 and IPvFuture addresses could result in malformed input being accepted or processed incorrectly. Red Hat rates the overall impact as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for python3.9 version 3.9.21 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants. Users should apply this update as per Red Hat's guidance to remediate the vulnerabilities. For detailed update instructions, refer to the Red Hat article at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. 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-2024:10983
- Cve Count
- 4
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-7592","CVE-2024-9287","CVE-2024-11168"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1ff4853345fc18369e7
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:43 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:54:22 UTC
Last updated: 06/25/2026, 23:01:03 UTC
Views: 3
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