Packages
- python-setuptools - Python Distutils Enhancements
- setuptools - Python Distutils Enhancements (documentation)
Details
It was discovered that setuptools did not properly sanitize paths. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to write files to arbitrary
locations on the filesystem.
It was discovered that setuptools did not properly sanitize paths. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to write files to arbitrary
locations on the filesystem.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.04 plucky | python3-setuptools – 75.8.0-1ubuntu1 | ||
| 24.10 oracular | python3-setuptools – 74.1.2-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 24.04 noble | python3-setuptools – 68.1.2-2ubuntu1.2 | ||
| 22.04 jammy | pypy-setuptools – 44.1.1-1.2ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm2 | ||
| python-setuptools – 44.1.1-1.2ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm2 | |||
| python3-setuptools – 59.6.0-1.2ubuntu0.22.04.3 | |||
| 20.04 focal | pypy-setuptools – 44.0.0-2ubuntu0.1+esm2 | ||
| python-setuptools – 44.0.0-2ubuntu0.1+esm2 | |||
| python3-setuptools – 45.2.0-1ubuntu0.3 | |||
| 18.04 bionic | pypy-setuptools – 39.0.1-2ubuntu0.1+esm2 | ||
| python-setuptools – 39.0.1-2ubuntu0.1+esm2 | |||
| python3-setuptools – 39.0.1-2ubuntu0.1+esm2 | |||
| 16.04 xenial | pypy-setuptools – 20.7.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | ||
| python-setuptools – 20.7.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | |||
| python3-setuptools – 20.7.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | |||
| 14.04 trusty | python-setuptools – 3.3-1ubuntu2+esm3 | ||
| python3-setuptools – 3.3-1ubuntu2+esm3 | |||
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