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Fedora 42 Addresses Critical CVE-2025-59940 in python-mkdocs-include-plugin

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Calendar Grey November 25, 2025
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Critical security update for Fedora 42 involving mkdocs include plugin to fix CVE-2025-59940 and improve stability.
v7.2.0 New features Add new argument order to sort multiple inclusions

Summary

This package provides an Mkdocs Markdown includer plugin.

Update Information:

v7.2.0 New features Add new argument order to sort multiple inclusions. v7.1.8 Bug fixes Escape substitution placeholders to prevent malformed output in edge cases. (CVE-2025-59940)

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security advisory fedora critical bug fix unvalidated input mkdocs include

Change Log

* Mon Nov 24 2025 Michel Lind - 7.2.0-1 - Update to 7.2.0 - Resolves: rhbz#2344045 - 7.1.8 fixes CVE-2025-59940; Resolves: rhbz#2400521 * Fri Sep 19 2025 Python Maint - 7.1.2-6 - Rebuilt for Python 3.14.0rc3 bytecode * Fri Aug 15 2025 Python Maint - 7.1.2-5 - Rebuilt for Python 3.14.0rc2 bytecode * Fri Jul 25 2025 Fedora Release Engineering - 7.1.2-4 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_43_Mass_Rebuild * Tue Jun 3 2025 Python Maint - 7.1.2-3 - Rebuilt for Python 3.14

References


[ 1 ] Bug #2400372 - CVE-2025-59940 mkdocs-include-markdown-plugin: mkdocs-include-markdown-plugin susceptible to unvalidated input colliding with substitution placeholders https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2400372

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2025-cb26113de5' 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-mkdocs-include-markdown-plugin
Product: Fedora 42
Version: 7.2.0
Release: 1.fc42
URL: https://github.com/mondeja/mkdocs-include-markdown-plugin
Summary: Mkdocs Markdown includer plugin

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Topics Covered

security advisory fedora critical bug fix unvalidated input mkdocs include

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