CVE-2024-0450
Publication date 19 March 2024
Last updated 4 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
An issue was found in the CPython `zipfile` module affecting versions 3.12.1, 3.11.7, 3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 and prior. The zipfile module is vulnerable to “quoted-overlap” zip-bombs which exploit the zip format to create a zip-bomb with a high compression ratio. The fixed versions of CPython makes the zipfile module reject zip archives which overlap entries in the archive.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| python2.7 | 26.10 stonking | Not in release |
| 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed in 2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm3
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed in 2.7.18-1~20.04.7+esm4
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
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| python3.4 | 26.10 stonking | Not in release |
| 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
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| python3.5 | 26.10 stonking | Not in release |
| 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed in 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm13
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed in 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4~14.04.1+esm1
|
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| python3.6 | 26.10 stonking | Not in release |
| 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed in 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm2
|
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| python3.7 | 26.10 stonking | Not in release |
| 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed in 3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm3
|
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| python3.8 | 26.10 stonking | Not in release |
| 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed in 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.10
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed in 3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm2
|
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| python3.9 | 26.10 stonking | Not in release |
| 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed in 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm2
|
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| python3.10 | 26.10 stonking | Not in release |
| 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed in 3.10.12-1~22.04.4
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| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| python3.11 | 26.10 stonking | Not in release |
| 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed in 3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm1
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| python3.12 | 26.10 stonking | Not in release |
| 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
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CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
6.2 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-6891-1
- Python vulnerabilities
- 11 July 2024
- USN-7212-1
- Python 2.7 vulnerabilities
- 16 January 2025