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Fedora 44 python-biopython Essential Security Notice Update 2026-4802a7dbd4

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Calendar Grey April 25, 2026
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Python-biopython 1.87 is released for Fedora 44 with an important information disclosure issue. Update recommended.
Release 1.87

Summary

A set of freely available Python tools for computational molecular

biology.

Update Information:

Release 1.87

Change Log

* Tue Mar 31 2026 Antonio Trande - 1.87-1 - Release 1.87 * Mon Feb 23 2026 Tom\u0161 Hrn\u010diar - 1.86-4 - Fix invalid extras in %pyproject_buildrequires -x

References


[ 1 ] Bug #2423524 - CVE-2025-68463 python-biopython: python-biopython: Information disclosure via XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Bio.Entrez [fedora-42] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2423524 [ 2 ] Bug #2423525 - CVE-2025-68463 python-biopython: python-biopython: Information disclosure via XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Bio.Entrez [fedora-43] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2423525 [ 3 ] Bug #2452984 - python-biopython-1.87 is available https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2452984

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-4802a7dbd4' 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-biopython
Product: Fedora 44
Version: 1.87
Release: 1.fc44
Summary: Python tools for computational molecular biology

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