Fedora 40 update for python3.6



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2025-0938
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

python3.6
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU103812

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0938

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to urllib.parse.urlsplit and urlparse accept domain names with square brackets. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and bypass implemented security restrictions.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 40

python3.6: before 3.6.15-43.fc40

CPE2.3 External links

http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-e60e30944c


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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