Fedora 42 python-watchfiles: 2025-e6c12e820e critical double free fix
fedora
May 23, 2025
Security fix for CVE-2025-4574 (fix RHBZ#2366569) The package was rebuilt with rust-crossbeam-channel 0.5.15.
Summary
Simple, modern and high performance file watching and code reload in python.
Underlying file system notifications are handled by the Notify rust library.
Update Information:
Security fix for CVE-2025-4574 (fix RHBZ#2366569) The package was rebuilt with rust-crossbeam-channel 0.5.15.
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Thu May 15 2025 Benjamin A. Beasley
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2366569 - CVE-2025-4574 python-watchfiles: crossbeam-channel Vulnerable to Double Free on Drop [fedora-42]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2366569
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2025-e6c12e820e' 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-watchfiles
Product: Fedora 42
Version: 1.0.4
Release: 5.fc42
Summary: Simple, modern and high performance file watching and code reload in python
Topics Covered
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