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Echo: python-3.10: security update to 3.10.18+e4python-3.11: security update to 3.11.13+e4python-3.9: security update to 3.9.23-e4python3.11: security update to 3.11.13-e5python3.13: security update to 3.13.5-2+e36

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 455268

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - There is a defect in the CPython “tarfile” module affecting the “TarFile” extraction and entry enumeration
 APIs. The tar implementation would process tar archives with negative offsets without error, resulting in
 an infinite loop and deadlock during the parsing of maliciously crafted tar archives. This vulnerability
 can be mitigated by including the following patch after importing the “tarfile” module:
 https://gist.github.com/sethmlarson/1716ac5b82b73dbcbf23ad2eff8b33e1 (CVE-2025-8194)

Solution

Update the python-3.10 library and its related packages to version 3.10.18+e4 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-8194

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 455268

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.73

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-8194

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-8194