{"id":"BIT-libpython-2023-6597","details":"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.\n\nThe 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.","aliases":["BIT-python-2023-6597","BIT-python-min-2023-6597","CVE-2023-6597","PSF-2024-1"],"modified":"2026-01-15T01:56:28.065071Z","published":"2025-08-11T13:52:33.085Z","database_specific":{"severity":"High","cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"]},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/20/5"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/02a9259c717738dfe6b463c44d7e17f2b6d2cb3a"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/5585334d772b253a01a6730e8202ffb1607c3d25"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/6ceb8aeda504b079fef7a57b8d81472f15cdd9a5"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/81c16cd94ec38d61aa478b9a452436dc3b1b524d"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8eaeefe49d179ca4908d052745e3bb8b6f238f82"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d54e22a669ae6e987199bb5d2c69bb5a46b0083b"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/91133"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00025.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T3IGRX54M7RNCQOXVQO5KQKTGWCOABIM/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U5VHWS52HGD743C47UMCSAK2A773M2YE/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/Q5C6ATFC67K53XFV4KE45325S7NS62LD/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6597"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00005.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00000.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libpython","ecosystem":"Bitnami","purl":"pkg:bitnami/libpython"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.8.19"},{"introduced":"3.9.0"},{"fixed":"3.9.19"},{"introduced":"3.10.0"},{"fixed":"3.10.14"},{"introduced":"3.11.0"},{"fixed":"3.11.8"},{"introduced":"3.12.0"},{"fixed":"3.12.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/libpython/BIT-libpython-2023-6597.json"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N"}]}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}