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Gentoo: GLSA-202506-08 critical: Ruby, JRuby security vulnerability

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Calendar Grey June 12, 2025
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Serious flaws identified in both Python and PyPy may allow for privilege escalation; update immediately to secure your systems.
Multiple vulberabilities have been discovered in Python and PyPy, the worst of which can lead to privilege escalation.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Python, PyPy3. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo privilege escalation high python pypy

Resolution

All Python, PyPy3 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/python-3.14.0_beta2:3.14" # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/python-3.13.3_p1:3.13" # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/python-3.12.10_p1:3.12" # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/python-3.11.12_p1:3.11" # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/python-3.10.17_p1:3.10" # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/python-3.9.22_p1:3.9" # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/python-3.8.20_p7:3.8" # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/pypy-3.10.7.3.19_p4:3.10" # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/pypy-3.11.7.3.19_p9:3.11"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2024-6232 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6232 [ 2 ] CVE-2024-6923 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6923 [ 3 ] CVE-2024-7592 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7592 [ 4 ] CVE-2024-8088 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8088 [ 5 ] CVE-2024-12718 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12718 [ 6 ] CVE-2025-4138 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4138 [ 7 ] CVE-2025-4330 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4330 [ 8 ] CVE-2025-4516 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4516 [ 9 ] CVE-2025-4517 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4517

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202506-07
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: High
Title: Python, PyPy: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: June 12, 2025
Bugs: #929045, #937124, #938432, #939206, #945845, #953493, #956682, #957088
ID: 202506-07

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo privilege escalation high python pypy

Synopsis

Multiple vulberabilities have been discovered in Python and PyPy, the worst of which can lead to privilege escalation.

Background

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, cross-platform programming language.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected --------------- --------------------- ---------------------- dev-lang/pypy < 3.10.7.3.19_p4:3.10 >= 3.10.7.3.19_p4:3.10 < 3.11.7.3.19_p9:3.11 >= 3.11.7.3.19_p9:3.11 dev-lang/python < 3.10.17_p1:3.10 >= 3.10.17_p1:3.10 < 3.11.12_p1:3.11 >= 3.11.12_p1:3.11 < 3.12.10_p1:3.12 >= 3.12.10_p1:3.12 < 3.13.3_p1:3.13 >= 3.13.3_p1:3.13 < 3.14.0_beta2:3.14 >= 3.14.0_beta2:3.14 < 3.8.20_p7:3.8 >= 3.8.20_p7:3.8 < 3.9.22_p1:3.9 >= 3.9.22_p1:3.9

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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