Fedora 41 mingw-python3 3.11.14 Important Fix CVE-2025-8291
fedora
October 18, 2025
Update to python-3.11.14, fixes CVE-2025-8291.
Summary
MinGW Windows python3
Update Information:
Update to python-3.11.14, fixes CVE-2025-8291.
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Thu Oct 9 2025 Sandro Mani
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2402860 - CVE-2025-8291 mingw-python3: Python zipfile End of Central Directory (EOCD) Locator record offset not checked [fedora-41]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2402860
[ 2 ] Bug #2402870 - CVE-2025-8291 mingw-python3: Python zipfile End of Central Directory (EOCD) Locator record offset not checked [fedora-42]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2402870
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2025-d94c21c98f' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
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Name: mingw-python3
Product: Fedora 41
Version: 3.11.14
Release: 1.fc41
Summary: MinGW Windows python3
Topics Covered
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