🛡️ CVE-2025-8194 on Debian — pypy3
Description
There is a defect in the CPython “tarfile” module affecting the “TarFile” extraction and entry enumeration APIs. The tar implementation would process tar archives with negative offsets without error, resulting in an infinite loop and deadlock during the parsing of maliciously crafted tar archives. This vulnerability can be mitigated by including the following patch after importing the “tarfile” module: https://gist.github.com/sethmlarson/1716ac5b82b73dbcbf23ad2eff8b33e1
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2025-8194 as tracked by Debian, for the package pypy3. The fix is available in version 7.3.21+dfsg-1; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-8194 is recorded against 5 packages.
- pypy3 (fixed in 7.3.21+dfsg-1)
- python2.7
- python3.11 (fixed in 3.11.2-6+deb12u7)
- python3.13 (fixed in 3.13.6-1)
- python3.9 (fixed in 3.9.2-1+deb11u4)
Timeline and source
Published on 28 July 2025 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
CVE-2025-8194 on other distributions
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Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| pypy3 | — | 7.3.21+dfsg-1 |
| python2.7 | — | — |
| python3.11 | — | 3.11.2-6+deb12u7 |
| python3.13 | — | 3.13.6-1 |
| python3.9 | — | 3.9.2-1+deb11u4 |
References
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