CVE-2026-5713

A flaw was found in Python. A malicious Python process could exploit the "profiling.sampling" module and "asyncio introspection capabilities" to read and write memory addresses within a privileged process. This vulnerability occurs when the privileged process connects to the malicious process via its remote debugging feature, potentially leading to information disclosure and arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation requires repeated connections, which may cause instability in the connecting process.

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.