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Echo: python3.13: security update to 3.13.5-2+e37

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 462406

Description

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

 - When using the "tarfile" module with a file opened in "streaming mode" (mode="r|") the tarfile module did
 not properly handle EOF, making archive parsing take exponentially longer. (CVE-2026-11972)

Solution

Update the python3.13 library and its related packages to version 3.13.5-2+e37 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-11972

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 462406

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.77

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-2026-11972

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Threat Score: 4.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/23/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-11972