An issue was found in the CPython `tempfile.TemporaryDirectory` class affecting versions 3.12.1, 3.11.7, 3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 and prior. The tempfile.TemporaryDirectory class would dereference symlinks during cleanup of permissions-related errors. This means users which can run privileged programs are potentially able to modify permissions of files referenced by symlinks in some circumstances.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-6597US | — | — | ||
An issue was found in the CPython `tempfile.TemporaryDirectory` class affecting versions 3.12.1, 3.11.7, 3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 and prior.
The tempfile.TemporaryDirectory cla… | ||||
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/20/5WEB
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/02a9259c717738dfe6b463c44d7e17f2b6d2cb3aWEB
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/5585334d772b253a01a6730e8202ffb1607c3d25WEB
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/6ceb8aeda504b079fef7a57b8d81472f15cdd9a5WEB
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/81c16cd94ec38d61aa478b9a452436dc3b1b524dWEB
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8eaeefe49d179ca4908d052745e3bb8b6f238f82WEB
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d54e22a669ae6e987199bb5d2c69bb5a46b0083bWEB
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/91133WEB
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