{"id":"CVE-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.\n","aliases":["BIT-libpython-2023-6597","BIT-python-2023-6597","BIT-python-min-2023-6597","PSF-2024-1"],"modified":"2026-04-12T10:19:19.592127Z","published":"2024-03-19T16:15:08.743Z","related":["ALSA-2024:3347","ALSA-2024:3466","ALSA-2024:4058","ALSA-2024:4077","ALSA-2024:4078","CGA-rpv2-h7fc-3m48","MGASA-2024-0096","RLSA-2024:3466","SUSE-SU-2024:0782-1","SUSE-SU-2024:0782-2","SUSE-SU-2024:0784-1","SUSE-SU-2024:0785-1","SUSE-SU-2024:0820-1","SUSE-SU-2024:0850-1","SUSE-SU-2024:0901-1","SUSE-SU-2024:1009-1","SUSE-SU-2024:1162-1","SUSE-SU-2024:1556-1","SUSE-SU-2024:1847-1","SUSE-SU-2025:20154-1","SUSE-SU-2025:20374-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:13736-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:13739-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:13740-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:13741-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:13744-1"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/20/5"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00025.html"},{"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"},{"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":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/91133"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/02a9259c717738dfe6b463c44d7e17f2b6d2cb3a"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/5585334d772b253a01a6730e8202ffb1607c3d25"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/6ceb8aeda504b079fef7a57b8d81472f15cdd9a5"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/81c16cd94ec38d61aa478b9a452436dc3b1b524d"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8eaeefe49d179ca4908d052745e3bb8b6f238f82"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d54e22a669ae6e987199bb5d2c69bb5a46b0083b"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/python/cpython","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"02a9259c717738dfe6b463c44d7e17f2b6d2cb3a"},{"fixed":"5585334d772b253a01a6730e8202ffb1607c3d25"},{"fixed":"6ceb8aeda504b079fef7a57b8d81472f15cdd9a5"},{"fixed":"81c16cd94ec38d61aa478b9a452436dc3b1b524d"},{"fixed":"8eaeefe49d179ca4908d052745e3bb8b6f238f82"},{"fixed":"d54e22a669ae6e987199bb5d2c69bb5a46b0083b"}],"database_specific":{"source":"REFERENCES"}}],"versions":["v0.9.8","v0.9.9","v1.0.1","v1.0.2","v1.1","v1.1.1","v1.2","v1.2b1","v1.2b2","v1.2b3","v1.2b4","v1.3","v1.3b1","v1.4","v1.4b1","v1.4b2","v1.4b3","v1.5","v1.5.1","v1.5.2","v1.5.2a1","v1.5.2a2","v1.5.2b1","v1.5.2b2","v1.5.2c1","v1.5a1","v1.5a2","v1.5a3","v1.5a4","v1.5b1","v1.5b2","v1.6a1","v1.6a2","v2.0","v2.0b1","v2.0b2","v2.0c1","v2.1","v2.1a1","v2.1a2","v2.1b1","v2.1b2","v2.1c1","v2.1c2","v2.2a3","v2.3c1","v2.3c2","v2.4","v2.4a1","v2.4a2","v2.4a3","v2.4b1","v2.4b2","v2.4c1","v3.0a1","v3.0a2","v3.0a3","v3.0a4","v3.0a5","v3.0b1","v3.0b2","v3.0b3","v3.0rc1","v3.0rc2","v3.0rc3","v3.1","v3.10.0a1","v3.10.0a7","v3.10.0b1","v3.10.0b2","v3.10.0b3","v3.10.0b4","v3.10.0rc1","v3.10.0rc2","v3.10.1","v3.10.10","v3.10.11","v3.10.12","v3.10.13","v3.10.2","v3.10.3","v3.10.4","v3.10.5","v3.10.6","v3.10.7","v3.10.8","v3.10.9","v3.11.0a3","v3.11.0a4","v3.11.0a5","v3.11.0a6","v3.11.0a7","v3.11.0b1","v3.11.0b2","v3.11.0b3","v3.11.0b4","v3.11.0b5","v3.11.0rc1","v3.11.0rc2","v3.11.1","v3.11.2","v3.11.3","v3.11.4","v3.11.5","v3.11.6","v3.11.7","v3.12.0","v3.12.0a1","v3.12.0a2","v3.12.0a3","v3.12.0a4","v3.12.0a5","v3.12.0a6","v3.12.0a7","v3.12.0b1","v3.12.0b2","v3.12.0b3","v3.12.0b4","v3.12.0rc1","v3.12.0rc2","v3.12.0rc3","v3.13.0a1","v3.13.0a2","v3.1a1","v3.1a2","v3.1b1","v3.1rc1","v3.1rc2","v3.2a1","v3.2a2","v3.2a3","v3.2a4","v3.2b1","v3.2b2","v3.2rc1","v3.2rc2","v3.2rc3","v3.3.0a2","v3.3.0a3","v3.3.0a4","v3.3.0b1","v3.3.0b2","v3.3.0rc1","v3.3.0rc2","v3.3.0rc3","v3.4.0a1","v3.4.0a2","v3.4.0a3","v3.4.0a4","v3.4.0b1","v3.4.0b2","v3.4.0b3","v3.5.0a1","v3.5.0a2","v3.5.0a3","v3.5.0a4","v3.5.0b1","v3.6.0a3","v3.6.0b1","v3.7.0a2","v3.8.0rc1","v3.8.11","v3.8.12","v3.8.13","v3.8.14","v3.8.15","v3.8.16","v3.8.17","v3.8.18","v3.8.3","v3.8.3rc1","v3.8.5","v3.8.8","v3.8.8rc1","v3.9.0a2","v3.9.0b1","v3.9.0b3","v3.9.0b5","v3.9.11","v3.9.12","v3.9.13","v3.9.14","v3.9.15","v3.9.16","v3.9.17","v3.9.18","v3.9.2","v3.9.2rc1","v3.9.5","v3.9.6","v3.9.7","v3.9.8","v3.9.9"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-6597.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N"}]}