Race Condition Affecting python3.7 package, versions <3.7.3-2+deb10u6


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.06% (23rd percentile)
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NVD
5.9 medium
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SUSE
5.9 medium
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Red Hat
5.9 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-PYTHON37-5851354
  • published 23 Aug 2023
  • disclosed 22 Aug 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 python3.7 to version 3.7.3-2+deb10u6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3.7 package and not the python3.7 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in compare_digest in Lib/hmac.py in Python through 3.9.1. Constant-time-defeating optimisations were possible in the accumulator variable in hmac.compare_digest.