Fedora 42 python-diskcache Important Arbitrary Code Exec CVE-2025-69872
fedora
March 24, 2026
Incorporate patch from Sam Doran to fix CVE-2025-69872
Summary
DiskCache is an Apache2 licensed disk and file backed cache library,
written in pure-Python, and compatible with Django.
Update Information:
Incorporate patch from Sam Doran to fix CVE-2025-69872
Change Log
* Sun Mar 15 2026 Benson Muite
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2439089 - CVE-2025-69872 python-diskcache: python-diskcache: Arbitrary code execution via insecure pickle deserialization [fedora-42]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2439089
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-9e5037f4e6' 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-diskcache
Product: Fedora 42
Version: 5.6.3
Release: 12.fc42
Summary: Python disk-backed cache
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