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TI-2014-02144 Aliases CVE-2014-2667GHSA-gqp4-ww82-42w3

Race condition in the _get_masked_mode function in Lib/os.py in Python 3.2 through 3.5…

Priority LOW 16CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Race condition in the _get_masked_mode function in Lib/os.py in Python 3.2 through 3.5, when exist_ok is set to true and multiple threads are used, might allow local users to bypass intended file permissions by leveraging a separate application vulnerability before the umask has been set to the expected value.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00356 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0Vulnerablepython-pillow
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1Vulnerablepython-pillow
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.2Vulnerablepython-pillow
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.3Vulnerablepython-pillow
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.4Vulnerablepython-pillow
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.5Vulnerablepython-pillow
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.6Vulnerablepython-pillow
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.0Vulnerablepython-pillow
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.1Vulnerablepython-pillow
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.2Vulnerablepython-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.4 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.5 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.6 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.0 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.3Vulnerablepython-pillow
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.4Vulnerablepython-pillow
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.5Vulnerablepython-pillow
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.6Vulnerablepython-pillow
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0Vulnerablepython-pillow
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.1Vulnerablepython-pillow
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2Vulnerablepython-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.3 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.4 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.5 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.6 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·python-pillow

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2667
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gqp4-ww82-42w3

References

Advisory 5

Other 3

  • TI-2016-01993 The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-24108 An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Python through 3.9.1. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-17508 The Keccak XKCP SHA-3 reference implementation before fdc6fef has an integer overflow and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-02254 Python 3.x through 3.9.1 has a buffer overflow in PyCArg_repr in _ctypes/callproc.c… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2007-04413 Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) extract and (2) extractall functions in the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-00217 OpenSSL before 0.9.8za, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0m, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1h does not properly… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
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Sources

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