CVE-2024-6345

Publication date 15 July 2024

Last updated 30 May 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

A vulnerability in the package_index module of pypa/setuptools versions up to 69.1.1 allows for remote code execution via its download functions. These functions, which are used to download packages from URLs provided by users or retrieved from package index servers, are susceptible to code injection. If these functions are exposed to user-controlled inputs, such as package URLs, they can execute arbitrary commands on the system. The issue is fixed in version 70.0.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
python-pip 25.04 plucky
Not affected
24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 20.0.2-5ubuntu1.10+esm2
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.8+esm4
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm8
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm5
python-setuptools 25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 44.1.1-1.2ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 44.0.0-2ubuntu0.1+esm1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 39.0.1-2ubuntu0.1+esm1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 20.7.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 3.3-1ubuntu2+esm2
setuptools 25.04 plucky
Not affected
24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 68.1.2-2ubuntu1.1
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 59.6.0-1.2ubuntu0.22.04.2
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 45.2.0-1ubuntu0.2

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Notes

mdeslaur

On focal and earlier, the python-pip package bundles python-setuptools binaries when built. After updating python-setuptools, a no-change rebuild of python-pip is required. On jammy and later, python-setuptools is bundled in the python-pip package and needs to be patched.

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H