Bug 2482686

Summary:	CVE-2026-8643 python3.6: Path traversal via malicious entry point name in pip wheel installation allows arbitrary file overwrite [fedora-all]
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Marco Benatto <mbenatto>
Component:	python3.6	Assignee:	Python Maintainers <python-maint>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity:	high	Docs Contact:
Priority:	high
Version:	rawhide	CC:	cstratak, mhroncok, python-maint, python-packagers-sig, torsava, vstinner
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Hardware:	Unspecified
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Whiteboard:	{"flaws": ["087c6c9d-bbe5-4276-bb3f-57629c4c5b8b"]}
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Last Closed:	2026-07-01 12:15:56 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Blocks:	2460927

Description Marco Benatto 2026-05-28 13:48:18 UTC

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Comment 1 Miro Hrončok 2026-07-01 12:15:56 UTC

python3.6 has:

Provides: bundled(python3dist(pip)) = 18.1
Provides: bundled(python3dist(distlib)) = 0.2.7

And is not *yet* vulnerable to this CVE.