Python 3.12 is an accessible, high-level, dynamically typed, interpreted
programming language, designed with an emphasis on code readability.
It includes an extensive standard library, and has a vast ecosystem of
third-party libraries.
The python3.12 package provides the "python3.12" executable: the reference
interpreter for the Python language, version 3.
The majority of its standard library is provided in the python3.12-libs package,
which should be installed automatically along with python3.12.
The remaining parts of the Python standard library are broken out into the
python3.12-tkinter and python3.12-test packages, which may need to be installed
separately.
Documentation for Python is provided in the python3.12-docs package.
Packages containing additional libraries for Python are generally named with
the "python3.12-" prefix.
Update Information:
Security fixes for CVE-2026-1502, CVE-2026-4786, CVE-2026-6100, CVE-2026-2297, CVE-2026-3644, CVE-2026-4224
* Thu Apr 16 2026 Charalampos Stratakis
[ 1 ] Bug #2444705 - CVE-2026-2297 python3.12: CPython: Logging Bypass in Legacy .pyc File Handling [fedora-all]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2444705
[ 2 ] Bug #2448189 - CVE-2026-3644 python3.12: Incomplete control character validation in http.cookies [fedora-all]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2448189
[ 3 ] Bug #2448205 - CVE-2026-4224 python3.12: Stack overflow parsing XML with deeply nested DTD content models [fedora-all]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2448205
[ 4 ] Bug #2457942 - CVE-2026-1502 python3.12: Python: HTTP header injection via CR/LF in proxy tunnel headers [fedora-all]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2457942
[ 5 ] Bug #2458014 - CVE-2026-6100 python3.12: Python: Arbitrary code execution or information disclosure via use-after-free in decompression modules [fedora-all]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458014
[ 6 ] Bug #2458222 - CVE-2026-4786...
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-bb0e94c26c' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
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