CPython: SSLContext.wrap_bio() missing validation of server_hostname parameter
What fixes it
- 3.10.22CPythonCVE List
- 3.11.17CPythonCVE List
- 3.12.15CPythonCVE List
- 3.13.16CPythonCVE List
- 3.14.8CPythonCVE List
- 3.15.0rc3CPythonCVE List
A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.
Description
ssl.SSLContext.wrap_bio() didn't require the server_hostname argument to not be None if ssl.SSLContext.check_hostname was set. Due to a missing parameter check in SSLObject, if the server_hostname argument isn't supplied then hostname verification would be silently skipped.
This defect could lead to programs where certificate hostname verification *appeared* to be succeeding with SSLContext.check_hostname = True and no ValueError being raised due to misconfiguration.
If the program passes a server_hostname value that isn't an empty string or None to any of these APIs then certificate hostname verification proceeds as expected and the program is not affected by this vulnerability.
Mitigating this vulnerability doesn't require updating Python or applying the patch. To mitigate, pass a valid non-None and non-empty server_hostname value to SSLContext.wrap_bio(), asyncio.create_connection(), or asyncio.loop.start_tls() and certificate hostname verification will proceed as expected. Upgrading to the latest version of Python or applying the patch only changes the behavior from silently skipping hostname verification to raising a ValueError, similar to SSLContext.wrap_socket(), when server_hostname isn't supplied.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 6
- CPythonaffected: all versions before 3.10.22CVE List
- CPythonaffected: 3.11.0 before 3.11.17CVE List
- CPythonaffected: 3.12.0 before 3.12.15CVE List
- CPythonaffected: 3.13.0 before 3.13.16CVE List
- CPythonaffected: 3.14.0 before 3.14.8CVE List
- CPythonaffected: 3.15.0a1 before 3.15.0rc3CVE List
References 10
- github.com/python/cpython/pull/158503Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/python/cpython/commit/1697ea386c707142555d98a1263176bbbc014a96Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/python/cpython/commit/641390146a16a38e6701923f4ee4f1940ae77082Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/python/cpython/commit/966bf426d0b6c31c1b0a255ff14a17143a466cedFixvia CVE List
- github.com/python/cpython/commit/f4e43ba525187282f2011da0e6ffc0d2b08d8062Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/python/cpython/commit/869069d52ce0efab2f8c38197e92cdaaa312f1edFixvia CVE List
- github.com/python/cpython/commit/5867d4e4ae6d1062352baf6b497a4026e8578ccfFixvia CVE List
- github.com/python/cpython/commit/bdebbf9b366ec91e9cd9daa0b3510c9e84b60b80Fixvia CVE List
- mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/QNZRG3YOAMTHDCMVCICXGY6YEFPY2VDL/Advisoryvia CVE List
- github.com/python/cpython/issues/156793Referencevia CVE List