# ELSA-2023-6659: Security update for 8 packages

ELSA-2023-6659, released November 11, 2023, fixes 1 CVE across 8 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6659
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 11, 2023
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2007-4559, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-6659.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [python-unversioned-command](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python-unversioned-command.md) | ol 9 | 0:3.9.18-1.el9_3 |
| [python3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3.md) | ol 9 | 0:3.9.18-1.el9_3 |
| [python3-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-debug.md) | ol 9 | 0:3.9.18-1.el9_3 |
| [python3-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-devel.md) | ol 9 | 0:3.9.18-1.el9_3 |
| [python3-idle](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-idle.md) | ol 9 | 0:3.9.18-1.el9_3 |
| [python3-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-libs.md) | ol 9 | 0:3.9.18-1.el9_3 |
| [python3-test](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-test.md) | ol 9 | 0:3.9.18-1.el9_3 |
| [python3-tkinter](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-tkinter.md) | ol 9 | 0:3.9.18-1.el9_3 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2007-4559](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2007-4559.md) | High | Python 3.10 and 8 others: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | 9.8 | 0.2710 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo