🛡️ AZL-61865 — python3
Description
CVE-2025-4516 affecting package python3 for versions less than 3.9.19-14
There is an issue in CPython when using bytes.decode("unicode_escape", error="ignore|replace"). If you are not using the "unicode_escape" encoding or an error handler your usage is not affected. To work-around this issue you may stop using the error= handler and instead wrap the bytes.decode() call in a try-except catching the DecodeError.
Affected software
AZL-61865 is recorded against 1 package.
- python3 (fixed in 3.9.19-14)
Timeline and source
Published on 15 May 2025 and last revised on 21 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| python3 | — | 3.9.19-14 |
References
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