# RHSA-2023:5456: Security update for 7 packages

RHSA-2023:5456, released October 5, 2023, fixes 1 CVE across 7 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-5456
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Oct 5, 2023
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2023-40217, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5456

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [python3.11](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3.11.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:3.11.2-2.el9_2.2 |
| [python3.11-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3.11-debug.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:3.11.2-2.el9_2.2 |
| [python3.11-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3.11-devel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:3.11.2-2.el9_2.2 |
| [python3.11-idle](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3.11-idle.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:3.11.2-2.el9_2.2 |
| [python3.11-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3.11-libs.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:3.11.2-2.el9_2.2 |
| [python3.11-test](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3.11-test.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:3.11.2-2.el9_2.2 |
| [python3.11-tkinter](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3.11-tkinter.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:3.11.2-2.el9_2.2 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2023-40217](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-40217.md) | High | Python 3.10 and 8 others: An issue was discovered in Python before 3.8.18, 3.9.x before 3.9.18, 3.10.x before 3.10.13, and 3.11.x… | 8.6 | 0.0080 |  |

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