Episode 344 - Python tarfile - 2022 is nothing like 2007

Open Source Security Podcast - A podcast by Josh Bressers & Kurt Seifried - Mondays

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Josh and Kurt talk about a newly rediscovered old python vulnerability. It raises a lot of questions about what was OK in 2007 vs what's OK in 2022. The issue is very complicated and has a wild story surrounding it. There is no reason to not fix this in 2022. Show Notes CVE-2007-4559 Red Hat Bug Register story Response from upstream Upstream patch ZippSlip Current upstream bug CSURF