CVE-2025-13837
Publication date 1 December 2025
Last updated 3 December 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
When loading a plist file, the plistlib module reads data in size specified by the file itself, meaning a malicious file can cause OOM and DoS issues
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| python2.7 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
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| python3.4 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| python3.5 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| python3.6 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| python3.7 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| python3.8 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| python3.9 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| python3.10 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| python3.11 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| python3.12 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| python3.13 | 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
|
| 25.04 plucky |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| python3.14 | 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
|
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13837
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/119342
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/119343
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/694922cf40aa3a28f898b5f5ee08b71b4922df70 (main)
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b64441e4852383645af5b435411a6f849dd1b4cb (3.14 branch)
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/71fa8eb8233b37f16c88b6e3e583b461b205d1ba (3.13 branch)
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/694922cf40aa3a28f898b5f5ee08b71b4922df70
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/71fa8eb8233b37f16c88b6e3e583b461b205d1ba
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b64441e4852383645af5b435411a6f849dd1b4cb