Upstream information
Description
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.7.11, PyEnvCfg.write() writes prompt values verbatim to the line-oriented pyvenv.cfg format while PyEnvCfg._read_values() parses the file with str.splitlines() and accepts the last value for duplicate keys. An attacker who influences --prompt, VIRTUALENV_PROMPT, or configuration input can insert a recognized line boundary and additional keys, including home, causing consumers to use an attacker-selected base interpreter or corrupted environment metadata. The security impact requires prompt input from outside the operator's trust boundary; directly supplied prompt content primarily corrupts the operator's own environment. This issue is fixed in version 21.7.11.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Pending
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | SUSE |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 6 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | None |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 |
| CVSS detail | CNA (GitHub) | SUSE |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.8 | 5.3 |
| Vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low |
| Attack Requirements | Present | Present |
| Privileges Required | None | Low |
| User Interaction | Passive | Passive |
| Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact | Low | High |
| Vulnerable System Integrity Impact | High | High |
| Vulnerable System Availability Impact | Low | None |
| Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact | None | None |
| Subsequent System Integrity Impact | None | None |
| Subsequent System Availability Impact | None | None |
| CVSSv4 Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP7 | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | python-virtualenv | In progress |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | python-virtualenv | In progress |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP4 | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP5 | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP6 | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | python-virtualenv | Affected |
| Products at an unknown state of their lifecycle. | ||
| 16.1 | python-virtualenv | Affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Thu Oct 1 14:52:45 2026CVE page last modified: Thu Oct 1 16:56:32 2026