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ALPINE-CVE-2024-6232
ALPINE-CVE-2024-6232
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.21 | python3 | 3.5.2-r6, 3.8.2-r4, 3.8.2-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | python3 | 3.8.2-r3, 3.8.2-r4, 3.8.2-r5 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | python3 | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | python3 | 0, 3.1.3-r0, 3.10.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | python3 | 3.7.3-r0, 3.1.3-r0, 3.10.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | python3 | 3.3.3-r0, 3.7.2-r0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | python3 | 3.8.2-r2, 0, 3.1.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | python3 | 3.8.1-r0, 3.8.1-r2, 3.8.1-r3 |
Timeline
- Sep 3, 2024 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated