Issued at: 2026-08-13
Updated at: 2026-08-13
Advisory content derived from Red Hat RHSA-2026:54268, © Red Hat, Inc., used under CC BY 4.0, with modifications.
Synopsis
Important: python3.9 security update
Description
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):
* python: cpython: CPython: tarfile extraction filter bypass allows escaping the destination directory (CVE-2026-11940)
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.