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Mageia 9: Important Path Traversal Fix in python-setuptools MGASA-2025-0288

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Calendar Grey November 14, 2025
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Mageia advisories provides critical updates for python-setuptools addressing significant path traversal issues.
MGASA-2025-0288 - Updated python-setuptools packages fix security vulnerability

Summary

Description: Setuptools has a path traversal vulnerability in PackageIndex.download that leads to Arbitrary File Write. (CVE-2025-47273)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34390

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QJ375SF7FQYZCXBVGMYYQXBL5RK5ORGD/

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-47273

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory important path traversal arbitrary file write Mageia python-setuptools

Resolution

SRPMS

- 9/core/python-setuptools-65.5.0-3.2.mga9

Severity
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Publication date: 13 Nov 2025
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2025-0288.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2025-47273

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory important path traversal arbitrary file write Mageia python-setuptools

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