Fedora 42: Critical Advisory on python-requests .netrc Credentials Leak
fedora
July 12, 2025
Update to 2.32.4 Security fix for CVE-2024-47081: .netrc credentials leak via malicious URLs
Summary
Most existing Python modules for sending HTTP requests are extremely verbose and
cumbersome. Python\u2019s built-in urllib2 module provides most of the HTTP
capabilities you should need, but the API is thoroughly broken. This library is
designed to make HTTP requests easy for developers.
Update Information:
Update to 2.32.4 Security fix for CVE-2024-47081: .netrc credentials leak via malicious URLs
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Mon Jul 7 2025 Miro Hron\u010dok
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2371255 - python-requests-2.32.4 is available
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2371255
[ 2 ] Bug #2375886 - CVE-2024-47081 python-requests: Requests vulnerable to .netrc credentials leak via malicious URLs [fedora-42]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2375886
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2025-87207b946a' 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: python-requests
Product: Fedora 42
Version: 2.32.4
Release: 1.fc42
Summary: HTTP library, written in Python, for human beings
Topics Covered
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