Bug 2423525

Summary:	CVE-2025-68463 python-biopython: python-biopython: Information disclosure via XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Bio.Entrez [fedora-43]
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Praise Ogwuche <pogwuche>
Component:	python-biopython	Assignee:	Luis Bazan <bazanluis20>
Status:	ON_QA ---	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	43	CC:	alex, bazanluis20, jaruga, neuro-sig, trpost
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Hardware:	Unspecified
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Whiteboard:	{"flaws": ["431f4607-010b-491f-9526-5a70fb60ad9f"]}
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Bug Blocks:	2423501

Description Praise Ogwuche 2025-12-18 10:07:40 UTC

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Comment 1 Fedora Update System 2026-01-10 10:34:55 UTC

FEDORA-2026-186829baee (python-biopython-1.86-2.fc43) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 43.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-186829baee

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2026-01-11 01:28:38 UTC

FEDORA-2026-186829baee has been pushed to the Fedora 43 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-186829baee`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-186829baee

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2026-01-19 01:01:50 UTC

FEDORA-2026-186829baee (python-biopython-1.86-2.fc43) has been pushed to the Fedora 43 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.