CVE-2026-3479

Publication date 18 March 2026

Last updated 19 June 2026

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

DISPUTED: The project has clarified that the documentation was incorrect, and that pkgutil.get_data() has the same security model as open(). The documentation has been updated to clarify this point. There is no vulnerability in the function if following the intended security model. pkgutil.get_data() did not validate the resource argument as documented, allowing path traversals.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
pypy3 26.04 LTS resolute
Not affected
25.10 questing
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
python2.7 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
python3.4 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
python3.5 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
python3.6 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
python3.7 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
python3.8 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
python3.9 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
python3.10 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
python3.11 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
python3.12 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
python3.13 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
python3.14 26.04 LTS resolute
Not affected
25.10 questing
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

Python developers have disputed this CVE. Marking as not-affected.

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v4.0

Base score 0.0 · Low

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

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