CVE-2024-0397: 
Python Interpreter vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2024-0397 is a security vulnerability discovered in Python's 'ssl' module affecting the ssl.SSLContext methods 'certstorestats()' and 'getcacerts()'. The vulnerability was disclosed on June 17, 2024, and affects multiple versions of Python. The issue has been fixed in CPython versions 3.10.14, 3.11.9, 3.12.3, and 3.13.0a5 (Python Security, NVD).

The vulnerability is a memory race condition that occurs in the Python ssl module's SSLContext methods. The race condition can be triggered when certstorestats() or getcacerts() methods are called simultaneously with certificate loading operations into the SSLContext, particularly during TLS handshake with a configured certificate directory. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.4 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H (NVD).

When exploited, this vulnerability could lead to race conditions in certificate store operations, potentially affecting the security and reliability of TLS connections in Python applications that share SSLContext across multiple threads (OSS Security).

The recommended mitigation is to upgrade to the fixed versions of Python: CPython 3.10.14, 3.11.9, 3.12.3, or 3.13.0a5. The fix involves proper locking mechanisms for certificate store access when the SSLContext is shared across multiple threads (Python Security).