alsa-2026:1631
Vulnerability from osv_almalinux
Published
2026-02-02 00:00
Modified
2026-02-02 12:08
Summary
Moderate: python3 security update
Details

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language, which includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems.

Security Fix(es):

  • cpython: python: cpython: Quadratic algorithm in xml.dom.minidom leads to denial of service (CVE-2025-12084)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

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  "details": "Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language, which includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems.  \n\nSecurity Fix(es):  \n\n  * cpython: python: cpython: Quadratic algorithm in xml.dom.minidom leads to denial of service (CVE-2025-12084)\n\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n",
  "id": "ALSA-2026:1631",
  "modified": "2026-02-02T12:08:18Z",
  "published": "2026-02-02T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1631"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-12084"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2418655"
    },
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      "url": "https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-1631.html"
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  "related": [
    "CVE-2025-12084"
  ],
  "summary": "Moderate: python3 security update"
}


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