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Fedora 41: python3-docs Important SSL Issue Fix CVE-2025-8194

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Calendar Grey August 26, 2025
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Python 3.13.7 launched featuring an essential patch for SSL reading bug in Fedora 41, boosting program reliability.
Python 3.13.7 is the seventh maintenance release of 3.13

Summary

The python3-docs package contains documentation on the Python 3

programming language and interpreter.

Update Information:

Python 3.13.7 is the seventh maintenance release of 3.13. 3.13.7 is an expedited release to fix a significant issue with the 3.13.6 release: gh-137583: Regression in ssl module between 3.13.5 and 3.13.6: reading from a TLS-encrypted connection blocks A few other bug fixes (which would otherwise have waited until the next release) are also included. 3.13.6 is the sixth maintenance release of 3.13, containing around 200 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.13.5. This update contains fix for https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8194

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security advisory fedora important python3-docs infiniteloop sslissue

Change Log

* Thu Aug 14 2025 Miro Hron\u010dok - 3.13.7-1 - Update to 3.13.7 * Thu Aug 7 2025 Tom\u0161 Hrn\u010diar - 3.13.6-1 - Update to 3.13.6

References


[ 1 ] Bug #2384068 - CVE-2025-8194 python3.13: Cpython infinite loop when parsing a tarfile [fedora-41] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2384068

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2025-62fe746ed0' 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: python3-docs
Product: Fedora 41
Version: 3.13.7
Release: 1.fc41
URL: https://www.python.org/
Summary: Documentation for the Python 3 programming language

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security advisory fedora important python3-docs infiniteloop sslissue

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