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Fedora 44 python-diskcache Important Fix for Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey March 24, 2026
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Patch for python-diskcache to fix CVE-2025-69872 and prevent code execution risk in Fedora 44. Update now!
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

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security advisory fedora update arbitrary code execution important python-diskcache

Change Log

* Sun Mar 15 2026 Benson Muite - 5.6.4-12 - Incorporate patch from Sam Doran to fix CVE-2025-69872

References


[ 1 ] Bug #2439090 - CVE-2025-69872 python-diskcache: python-diskcache: Arbitrary code execution via insecure pickle deserialization [fedora-43] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2439090

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-56264d0a56' 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 44
Version: 5.6.3
Release: 12.fc44
URL: https://grantjenks.com/docs/diskcache/
Summary: Python disk-backed cache

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Topics Covered

security advisory fedora update arbitrary code execution important python-diskcache

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