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ALPINE-CVE-2023-23931
ALPINE-CVE-2023-23931
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
cryptography is a package designed to expose cryptographic primitives and recipes to Python developers. In affected versions `Cipher.update_into` would accept Python objects which implement the buffer protocol, but provide only immutable buffers. This would allow immutable objects (such as `bytes`) to be mutated, thus violating fundamental rules of Python and resulting in corrupted output. This now correctly raises an exception. This issue has been present since `update_into` was originally introduced in cryptography 1.8.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.24 | py3-cryptography | 1.8 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | py3-cryptography | 0, 0.6.1-r0, 0.8.2-r0 |
Timeline
- Feb 7, 2023 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Jul 8, 2026 CVE Updated