CVE-2024-6232

Publication date 3 September 2024

Last updated 24 June 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

Description

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
python2.7 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 2.7.18-13ubuntu1.3
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 2.7.18-1~20.04.5
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm12
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm21
python3.11 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm2
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
python3.12 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 3.12.3-1ubuntu0.2
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
python3.13 25.10 questing
Not affected
25.04 plucky
Not affected
24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
python3.9 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm3
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
python3.4 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm14
python3.5 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm14
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4~14.04.1+esm3
python3.6 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm3
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
python3.7 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm4
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
python3.8 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.12
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm3
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
python3.10 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 3.10.12-1~22.04.6
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
python3.11
python3.12
python3.13
python3.9
python3.6
python3.7
python3.8
python3.10

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-7015-1
    • Python vulnerabilities
    • 16 September 2024
    • USN-7015-2
    • Python vulnerabilities
    • 19 September 2024
    • USN-7015-5
    • Python vulnerabilities
    • 19 November 2024

Other references