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LIN8-12650 : Security Advisory - python - CVE-2019-20907

Created: Jul 13, 2020 Updated: Sep 23, 2020

Resolved Date: Sep 21, 2020

Found In Version: 8.0.0.1

Fix Version: 8.0.0.34

Severity: Standard

Applicable for: Wind River Linux 8

Component/s: Userspace

Description

In Lib/tarfile.py in Python through 3.8.3, an attacker is able to craft a TAR archive leading to an infinite loop when opened by tarfile.open, because _proc_pax lacks header validation.

CREATE(Triage):(User=admin) [CVE-2019-20907|https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20907]

CVEs

CVE-2019-20907