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Bug 2218277 - [RHEL8]python39:3.9/python39: python39-setuptools: Python tarfile extraction needs change to avoid a warning (CVE-2007-4559 mitigation)
Summary: [RHEL8]python39:3.9/python39: python39-setuptools: Python tarfile extraction ...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Classification: Red Hat
Component: python3x-setuptools
Version: 8.9
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Python Maintainers
QA Contact: RHEL CS Apps Subsystem QE
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Blocks: CVE-2007-4559 2217897 2217902 2218234
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Reported: 2023-06-28 14:28 UTC by Charalampos Stratakis
Modified: 2023-11-03 13:18 UTC (History)
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Clone Of: 2218274
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Last Closed: 2023-07-12 12:28:11 UTC
Type: Bug
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Description Charalampos Stratakis 2023-06-28 14:28:54 UTC
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #2218274 +++

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #2207715 +++

Hello,
In RHEL 9.3 and 8.9, we're planning to fix the long-standing CVE-2007-4559: Python's `tarfile` module makes it too easy to extract tarballs in an unsafe way.
Unfortunately, for the CVE to be considered fixed, this needs a behavior change. (If you don't think this is the case, let's bring it up with the security team.)
Upstream, Python will emit deprecation warnings for 2 releases, but in RHEL we change the behavior now, emit warnings, and provide ways for customers to restore earlier behavior.
To avoid the warning, software shipped by Red Hat will need a change.

For more details see upstream PEP 706: https://peps.python.org/pep-0706
and the Red Hat knowledge base draft: https://access.redhat.com/articles/7004769

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The file to change is /usr/lib/python3.*/site-packages/setuptools/archive_util.py. We probably want the 'tar' filter here, for a quick fix.

Comment 1 Tomas Orsava 2023-07-12 12:28:11 UTC
setuptools is not affected.


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