ALAS2023-2026-1962


Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory: ALAS2023-2026-1962
Advisory Released Date: 2026-07-20
Advisory Updated Date: 2026-07-20
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

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)


Affected Packages:

python3.14


Issue Correction:
Run dnf update python3.14 --releasever 2023.12.20260720 or dnf update --advisory ALAS2023-2026-1962 --releasever 2023.12.20260720 to update your system.
More information on how to update your system can be found on this page: Amazon Linux 2023 documentation

New Packages:
aarch64:
    python3.14-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    python3.14-devel-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    python3.14-debugsource-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    python3.14-debug-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    python3.14-freethreading-tkinter-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    python3.14-freethreading-debug-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    python3.14-idle-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    python3.14-freethreading-devel-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    python3.14-tkinter-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    python3.14-freethreading-libs-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    python3.14-libs-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    python3.14-freethreading-idle-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    python3.14-freethreading-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    python3.14-test-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    python3.14-debuginfo-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    python3.14-freethreading-test-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

src:
    python3.14-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.src

x86_64:
    python3.14-freethreading-devel-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    python3.14-freethreading-tkinter-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    python3.14-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    python3.14-freethreading-idle-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    python3.14-devel-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    python3.14-debugsource-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    python3.14-freethreading-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    python3.14-freethreading-debug-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    python3.14-tkinter-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    python3.14-idle-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    python3.14-debug-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    python3.14-freethreading-libs-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    python3.14-debuginfo-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    python3.14-libs-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    python3.14-freethreading-test-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    python3.14-test-3.14.6-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64