CVE-2024-12254 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Software Foundation Cpython
Severity
8.7HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 51.76%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 6
Latest updateJan 20
Description
Starting in Python 3.12.0, the asyncio._SelectorSocketTransport.writelines()
method would not "pause" writing and signal to the Protocol to drain
the buffer to the wire once the write buffer reached the "high-water
mark". Because of this, Protocols would not periodically drain the write
buffer potentially leading to memory exhaustion.
This
vulnerability likely impacts a small number of users, you must be using
Python 3.12.0 or later, on macOS or Linux, using the asyncio module
with protocols, …
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Packages1 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
4📋Vendor Advisories
4Debian▶
CVE-2024-12254: python3.11 - Starting in Python 3.12.0, the asyncio._SelectorSocketTransport.writelines() me...↗2024