Fedora 42 python-setuptools: Critical Path Traversal Vulnerability Issue
fedora
June 19, 2025
Security fix for CVE-2025-47273
Summary
Setuptools is a collection of enhancements to the Python distutils that allow
you to more easily build and distribute Python packages, especially ones that
have dependencies on other packages.
This package also contains the runtime components of setuptools, necessary to
execute the software that requires pkg_resources.
Update Information:
Security fix for CVE-2025-47273
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Sun Jun 15 2025 Miro HronÄok
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2372615 - CVE-2025-47273 python-setuptools: Path Traversal Vulnerability in setuptools PackageIndex [fedora-42]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372615
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2025-1c17f3520b' 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-setuptools
Product: Fedora 42
Version: 74.1.3
Release: 7.fc42
Summary: Easily build and distribute Python packages
Topics Covered
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