[pybsddb] Data leak in latest bsddb3/berkeleydb packages

Jesus Cea jcea at jcea.es
Wed May 14 13:31:12 CEST 2025


On 14/5/25 3:49, Jacob Henner wrote:
> Here is a simple reproducer:
> https://gist.github.com/JacobHenner/8af2eeb7bfa29475aa203abcd526dccc
> 
> The reproducer successfully reproduces the issue on Arch Linux amd64
> with libdb 6.2.32 or libdb 5.3.28 and Python 3.12.10.
> 
> Interestingly, the code segfaults with Python 3.13.3. I will create a
> separate thread for that issue.

I am talking (or trying) with Oracle about this issue. It is serious.

Do you have experience creating a CVE?

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