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openSUSE Leap 16.0 Advisory ID 2026-20147-1 CVE-2026-24049 Python-Wheel Fix

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Calendar Grey February 3, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
A security update for openSUSE addressing an important issue in python-wheel to prevent arbitrary file permission changes.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one bug fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for python-wheel fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2026-24049: Fixed absent path sanitization can cause arbitrary file permission modification (bsc#1257100).

Patch instructions:

To install this openSUSE security update use the suse recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-232=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory important file permission OpenSUSE python-wheel arbitrary modification

Patch

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

python313-wheel-0.45.1-160000.3.1

References

* bsc#1257100

References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24049.html

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:20147-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------

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Topics Covered

security advisory important file permission OpenSUSE python-wheel arbitrary modification

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