Fedora 42: Python 3.9.24 Critical Update Advisory 2025-1995db5517
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October 19, 2025
Update to Python 3.9.24
Summary
Python 3.9 package for developers.
This package exists to allow developers to test their code against an older
version of Python. This is not a full Python stack and if you wish to run
your applications with Python 3.9, see other distributions
that support it, such as CentOS or RHEL or older Fedora releases.
Update Information:
Update to Python 3.9.24
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Fri Oct 10 2025 Karolina Surma
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2373253 - CVE-2025-6069 python3.9: Python HTMLParser quadratic complexity [fedora-42] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2373253 [ 2 ] Bug #2384081 - CVE-2025-8194 python3.9: Cpython infinite loop when parsing a tarfile [fedora-42] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2384081 [ 3 ] Bug #2402877 - CVE-2025-8291 python3.9: Python zipfile End of Central Directory (EOCD) Locator record offset not checked [fedora-42] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2402877
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2025-1995db5517' 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: python3.9
Product: Fedora 42
Version: 3.9.24
Release: 1.fc42
Summary: Version 3.9 of the Python interpreter
Topics Covered
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