VDB
RHSA-2026:58902
RHSA-2026:58902
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.300000190734863 HIGH
A flaw was found in the `tarfile.extractall()` function within Python. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted archive. This archive could bypass security filters by using a hardlink that references a symlink, allowing the symlink to be recreated outside the intended destination directory. This could lead to out-of-destination file reads or writes, potentially resulting in information disclosure or arbitrary file modification.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.300000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | python3-debug-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | 3.12.14-1.el10 |
| Red Hat | python3.12-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) | 3.12-0 |
| Red Hat | python3-libs-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) | 3.12.14-1.el10 |
| Red Hat | python3.12-debugsource-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | 3.12-debugsource |
| Red Hat | python3-debug-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | 3.12.14-1.el10 |
| Red Hat | python3-idle-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | 3.12.14-1.el10 |
| Red Hat | python3.12-debuginfo-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) | 3.12-debuginfo |
| Red Hat | python3-devel-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | 3.12.14-1.el10 |
| Red Hat | python3.12-debuginfo-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) | 3.12-debuginfo |
| Red Hat | python-unversioned-command-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | 3.12.14-1.el10 |
| Red Hat | python3-tkinter-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | 3.12.14-1.el10 |
| Red Hat | python3-idle-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | 3.12.14-1.el10 |
| Red Hat | python3.12-debugsource-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | 3.12-debugsource |
| Red Hat | python3-idle-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | 3.12.14-1.el10 |
| Red Hat | python3-tkinter-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | 3.12.14-1.el10 |
| Red Hat | python3.12-debuginfo-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | 3.12-debuginfo |
| Red Hat | python3.12-debuginfo-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | 3.12-debuginfo |
| Red Hat | python3.12-debuginfo-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | 3.12-debuginfo |
| Red Hat | python3.12-debugsource-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) | 3.12-debugsource |
| Red Hat | python3.12-debugsource-0:3.12.14-1.el10_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | 3.12-debugsource |
…and 34 more
Timeline
- Aug 24, 2026 CVE Published
- Aug 24, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 24, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 24, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 24, 2026 Security Advisory
- Aug 24, 2026 Security Advisory
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58902 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2491848 issue
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_58902.json advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-11940 advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-11940 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11940 advisory
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/151558 advisory
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/151559 advisory
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/LD6QIISNQFQYOIEPJNEUIPV7S3V76FZH/ advisory