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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS python-pip Important Security Fix USN-8010-1 2025-47273

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Calendar Grey February 9, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Critical security issues in python-pip fixed in Ubuntu 20.04, 18.04, and 16.04. Update for safety now!
Several security issues were fixed in pip.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in pip.

Software Description:

- python-pip: Python package installer

Details:

Several security issues were discovered in the libraries bundled in pip. An

attacker could possibly use these issues to perform a variety of attacks,

such as denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service arbitrary code execution Ubuntu important python-pip

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  python-pip-whl                  20.0.2-5ubuntu1.11+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3-pip                     20.0.2-5ubuntu1.11+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  python-pip                      9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.8+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python-pip-whl                  9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.8+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3-pip                     9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.8+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  python-pip                      8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python-pip-whl                  8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3-pip                     8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8010-1

CVE-2025-47273, CVE-2025-66418, CVE-2026-21441

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8010-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service arbitrary code execution Ubuntu important python-pip

Package Information

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