Bug 2442244

Summary: CVE-2026-26331 yt-dlp: yt-dlp: Arbitrary command injection via maliciously crafted URL when --netrc-cmd is used [fedora-all]
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: TEJ RATHI <trathi>
Component: yt-dlpAssignee: Maxwell G <maxwell>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact:
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Version: rawhideCC: dominik, maxwell, mikel
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Whiteboard: {"flaws": ["d5a26014-0bb0-4fa7-ba01-b41cf2349346"]}
Fixed In Version: yt-dlp-2026.02.21-1.fc45 yt-dlp-2026.02.21-1.fc43 Doc Type: ---
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: 2442427 (view as bug list) Environment:
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Bug Blocks: 2442143, 2442427    

Description TEJ RATHI 2026-02-24 08:47:06 UTC
Disclaimer: Community trackers are created by Red Hat Product Security team on a best effort basis. Package maintainers are required to ascertain if the flaw indeed affects their package, before starting the update process.

Comment 1 Fedora Update System 2026-02-24 18:35:04 UTC
FEDORA-2026-3d6da3d46f (yt-dlp-2026.02.21-1.fc45) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 45.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-3d6da3d46f

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2026-02-24 18:39:48 UTC
FEDORA-2026-3d6da3d46f (yt-dlp-2026.02.21-1.fc45) has been pushed to the Fedora 45 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2026-02-24 19:03:19 UTC
FEDORA-2026-d86b88630b (yt-dlp-2026.02.21-1.fc43) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 43.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-d86b88630b

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2026-02-24 19:03:20 UTC
FEDORA-2026-7d3c7180c7 (yt-dlp-2026.02.21-1.fc42) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 42.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-7d3c7180c7

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2026-02-24 23:09:52 UTC
FEDORA-2026-937e768833 has been pushed to the Fedora 44 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-937e768833`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-937e768833

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

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2026-02-25 00:52:33 UTC
FEDORA-2026-d86b88630b (yt-dlp-2026.02.21-1.fc43) has been pushed to the Fedora 43 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2026-02-25 01:38:02 UTC
FEDORA-2026-7d3c7180c7 has been pushed to the Fedora 42 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-7d3c7180c7`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-7d3c7180c7

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