CVE-2023-6507
CVSS 3.1 Score 6.1 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Dec 8, 2023
Updated: Dec 13, 2023
CWE ID 269
Summary
CVE-2023-6507 is a vulnerability found in the `subprocess` module of CPython 3.12.0 on POSIX platforms. This issue arises when using the `extra_groups=` parameter with an empty list as a value, which causes the logic to not drop the original processes' groups before starting the new process. The vulnerability does not affect other stable releases and can only impact CPython processes run with sufficient privilege (typically `root`). The issue was fixed in CPython 3.12.1.
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