Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS2-2025-2817
Advisory Released Date: 2025-04-07
Advisory Updated Date: 2025-04-07
A vulnerability has been found in the CPython `venv` module and CLI where path names provided when creating a virtual environment were not quoted properly, allowing the creator to inject commands into virtual environment "activation" scripts (ie "source venv/bin/activate"). This means that attacker-controlled virtual environments are able to run commands when the virtual environment is activated. Virtual environments which are not created by an attacker or which aren't activated before being used (ie "./venv/bin/python") are not affected. (CVE-2024-9287)
Affected Packages:
python3
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update python3 to update your system.
aarch64:
python3-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.aarch64
python3-libs-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.aarch64
python3-devel-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.aarch64
python3-tools-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.aarch64
python3-tkinter-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.aarch64
python3-test-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.aarch64
python3-debug-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.aarch64
python3-debuginfo-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.aarch64
i686:
python3-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.i686
python3-libs-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.i686
python3-devel-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.i686
python3-tools-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.i686
python3-tkinter-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.i686
python3-test-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.i686
python3-debug-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.i686
python3-debuginfo-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.i686
src:
python3-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.src
x86_64:
python3-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.x86_64
python3-libs-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.x86_64
python3-devel-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.x86_64
python3-tools-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.x86_64
python3-tkinter-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.x86_64
python3-test-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.x86_64
python3-debug-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.x86_64
python3-debuginfo-3.7.16-1.amzn2.0.17.x86_64