# RHSA-2023:5997: Security update for 7 packages

RHSA-2023:5997, released October 23, 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-2023-5997
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Oct 23, 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-2023:5997

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [platform-python](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/platform-python.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:3.6.8-51.el8_8.2 |
| [platform-python-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/platform-python-debug.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:3.6.8-51.el8_8.2 |
| [platform-python-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/platform-python-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:3.6.8-51.el8_8.2 |
| [python3-idle](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-idle.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:3.6.8-51.el8_8.2 |
| [python3-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-libs.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:3.6.8-51.el8_8.2 |
| [python3-test](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-test.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:3.6.8-51.el8_8.2 |
| [python3-tkinter](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-tkinter.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:3.6.8-51.el8_8.2 |

## 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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