CVE-2024-6232

HIGHEPSS 81th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

Description

There is a MEDIUM severity vulnerability affecting CPython. Regular expressions that allowed excessive backtracking during tarfile.TarFile header parsing are vulnerable to ReDoS via specifically-crafted tar archives.

CWE-1333

How to fix

Remediation Available

pypy3Debian

Fixed in:7.3.5+dfsg-2+deb11u5CVE-2024-6232

Fixed in:7.3.18+dfsg-1CVE-2024-6232

Cython-0:0.29.21Rocky

Fixed in:5.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.src::python39-devel:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Cython-0:0.29.21Red Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:5.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.src::python39-devel:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Cython-debugsource-0:0.29.21Rocky

Fixed in:5.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.aarch64::python39-devel:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Fixed in:5.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.x86_64::python39-devel:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Fixed in:5.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.ppc64le::python39-devel:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Fixed in:5.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.s390x::python39-devel:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Cython-debugsource-0:0.29.21Red Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:5.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.s390x::python39-devel:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Fixed in:5.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.aarch64::python39-devel:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Fixed in:5.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.x86_64::python39-devel:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Fixed in:5.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.ppc64le::python39-devel:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

PyYAMLRocky

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8797

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.4.0+10484+27ce8e03.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8977

PyYAMLRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.4.0+10484+27ce8e03.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8977

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8797

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

PyYAML-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.ppc64le::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.ppc64le::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.aarch64::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.aarch64::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8797

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.x86_64::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.x86_64::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8797

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.s390x::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.aarch64::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

PyYAML-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.aarch64::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.x86_64::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.4.0+10484+27ce8e03.x86_64::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8977

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.4.0+10484+27ce8e03.ppc64le::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8977

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.ppc64le::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8797

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.s390x::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8797

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4.ppc64le::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.s390x::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

mod_wsgiRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:4.7.1-7.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Fixed in:0:4.7.1-4.module+el8.4.0+9822+20bf1249.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8977

Fixed in:0:4.7.1-5.module+el8.7.0+16654+645aad7f.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:4.7.1-4.module+el8.4.0+9822+20bf1249.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8797

mod_wsgiRocky

Fixed in:0:4.7.1-7.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Fixed in:0:4.7.1-4.module+el8.4.0+9822+20bf1249.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8797

Fixed in:0:4.7.1-5.module+el8.7.0+16654+645aad7f.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:4.7.1-4.module+el8.4.0+9822+20bf1249.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8977

numpyRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.5.0+12204+54860423.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.5.0+12204+54860423.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8797

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-2.module+el8.4.0+15042+dc5a279b.1.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8977

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

numpyRocky

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.5.0+12204+54860423.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.5.0+12204+54860423.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8797

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-2.module+el8.4.0+15042+dc5a279b.1.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8977

numpy-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.5.0+12204+54860423.s390x::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8797

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.s390x::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.5.0+12204+54860423.x86_64::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8797

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.ppc64le::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.5.0+12204+54860423.x86_64::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.aarch64::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.5.0+12204+54860423.s390x::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-2.module+el8.4.0+15042+dc5a279b.1.x86_64::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8977

numpy-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.5.0+12204+54860423.x86_64::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8797

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.x86_64::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.5.0+12204+54860423.x86_64::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.5.0+12204+54860423.s390x::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.5.0+12204+54860423.ppc64le::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-2.module+el8.4.0+15042+dc5a279b.1.x86_64::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8977

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-2.module+el8.4.0+15042+dc5a279b.1.ppc64le::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8977

Fixed in:0:1.19.4-3.module+el8.5.0+12204+54860423.aarch64::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

platform-pythonRocky

Fixed in:0:3.6.8-67.el8_10RHSA-2024:6975

platform-pythonRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:3.6.8-67.el8_10RHSA-2024:6975

platform-python-debugRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:3.6.8-67.el8_10RHSA-2024:6975

platform-python-debugRocky

Fixed in:0:3.6.8-67.el8_10RHSA-2024:6975

platform-python-develRocky

Fixed in:0:3.6.8-67.el8_10RHSA-2024:6975

platform-python-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:3.6.8-67.el8_10RHSA-2024:6975

pybind11-0:2.7.1Red Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.src::python39-devel:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

pybind11-0:2.7.1Rocky

Fixed in:1.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.src::python39-devel:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

pytest-0:6.0.2Red Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:2.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.src::python39-devel:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

pytest-0:6.0.2Rocky

Fixed in:2.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.src::python39-devel:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

python-PyMySQLRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.10.1-2.module+el8.4.0+9822+20bf1249.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:0.10.1-2.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Fixed in:0:0.10.1-2.module+el8.4.0+9822+20bf1249.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8977

Fixed in:0:0.10.1-2.module+el8.4.0+9822+20bf1249.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8797

python-PyMySQLRocky

Fixed in:0:0.10.1-2.module+el8.4.0+9822+20bf1249.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8977

Fixed in:0:0.10.1-2.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

Fixed in:0:0.10.1-2.module+el8.4.0+9822+20bf1249.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:0.10.1-2.module+el8.4.0+9822+20bf1249.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8797

python-attrs-0:20.3.0Rocky

Fixed in:2.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.src::python39-devel:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

python-attrs-0:20.3.0Red Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:2.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.src::python39-devel:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

python-cffiRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:1.14.3-2.module+el8.4.0+9822+20bf1249.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8797

Fixed in:0:1.14.3-2.module+el8.4.0+9822+20bf1249.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8977

Fixed in:0:1.14.3-2.module+el8.4.0+9822+20bf1249.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8504

Fixed in:0:1.14.3-2.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d.src::python39:3.9RHSA-2024:8359

This vulnerability affects an unusually large number of packages. The highest-confidence fixes are shown above; the full list is longer. Check the referenced advisories for complete coverage.

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.20%probability of exploitation in 30 days

81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch9

Vendor Advisory1

mail.python.org

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references1

lists.debian.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-1333 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-3364	High	7.5	44%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-8124	High	7.5	40%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-25126	Medium	5.3	35%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-2651	Medium	6.5	33%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-32837	High	7.5	29%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-2829	High	7.5	26%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-6232?

Published advisories record a fix for 309 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2024-6232 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-6232 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-6232?

CVE-2024-6232 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-6232 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for pypy3 (Debian), Cython-0:0.29.21 (Rocky), Cython-0:0.29.21 (Red Hat / RHEL), Cython-debugsource-0:0.29.21 (Rocky), and 305 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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