CVE Published: 29/07/2024 |
CVE Updated: 04/11/2024 |
CVE Year: 2024 Source: PSF |
Vendor: Python Software Foundation |
Product: CPython Status : PUBLISHED
CVE-2024-3219 Description
The
“socket” module provides a pure-Python fallback to the
socket.socketpair() function for platforms that don’t support AF_UNIX,
such as Windows. This pure-Python implementation uses AF_INET or
AF_INET6 to create a local connected pair of sockets. The connection
between the two sockets was not verified before passing the two sockets
back to the user, which leaves the server socket vulnerable to a
connection race from a malicious local peer.
Platforms that support AF_UNIX such as Linux and macOS are not affected by this vulnerability. Versions prior to CPython 3.5 are not affected due to the vulnerable API not being included.