ALAS2PYTHON3.8-2024-011 --- python38ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:1702300 | Date: (C)2024-06-07 (M)2024-06-10 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
An issue was found in the CPython `tempfile.TemporaryDirectory` class affecting versions 3.12.2, 3.11.8, 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