Bug 2442427

Summary:	[F44 CLONE] 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:	Maxwell G <maxwell>
Component:	yt-dlp	Assignee:	Maxwell G <maxwell>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:
Severity:	high	Docs Contact:
Priority:	unspecified
Version:	44	CC:	awilliam, dominik, maxwell, mikel, trathi
Target Milestone:	---	Keywords:	Security, SecurityTracking
Target Release:	---
Hardware:	Unspecified
OS:	Unspecified
Whiteboard:	{"flaws": ["d5a26014-0bb0-4fa7-ba01-b41cf2349346"]} AcceptedFreezeException
Fixed In Version:	yt-dlp-2026.02.21-1.fc44	Doc Type:	---
Doc Text:		Story Points:	---
Clone Of:	2442244	Environment:
Last Closed:	2026-03-05 17:06:05 UTC	Type:	---
Regression:	---	Mount Type:	---
Documentation:	---	CRM:
Verified Versions:		Category:	---
oVirt Team:	---	RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
Cloudforms Team:	---	Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:
Bug Depends On:	2442244
Bug Blocks:	2442143, 2362358

Description Maxwell G 2026-02-24 19:04:59 UTC

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #2442244 +++

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.

--- Additional comment from Fedora Update System on 2026-02-24 12:35:04 CST ---

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

--- Additional comment from Fedora Update System on 2026-02-24 12:39:48 CST ---

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.

--- Additional comment from Fedora Update System on 2026-02-24 13:03:19 CST ---

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

--- Additional comment from Fedora Update System on 2026-02-24 13:03:20 CST ---

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 1 Fedora Update System 2026-02-24 19:05:31 UTC

FEDORA-2026-937e768833 (yt-dlp-2026.02.21-1.fc44) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 44.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-937e768833

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2026-02-24 23:09:55 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 3 Adam Williamson 2026-02-27 02:08:17 UTC

+4 in https://pagure.io/fedora-qa/blocker-review/issue/2051 , marking accepted FE.

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2026-03-05 17:06:05 UTC

FEDORA-2026-937e768833 (yt-dlp-2026.02.21-1.fc44) has been pushed to the Fedora 44 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.