Bug 2489774

Summary:	CVE-2026-7774 mercurial: Python tarfile: Arbitrary file write via crafted link entries [fedora-all]
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Ganesh <gnaik>
Component:	mercurial	Assignee:	Mads Kiilerich <mads>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	45	CC:	fedoraproject.org, mads, ndbecker2, opohorel, pstodulk
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Target Release:	---	Flags:	mads: needinfo? (gnaik)
Hardware:	Unspecified
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Whiteboard:	{"flaws": ["7a19d553-e02b-4d1a-a8a1-6b5514246c3c"]}
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Bug Blocks:	2484827

Description Ganesh 2026-06-17 07:48:16 UTC

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Comment 1 Mads Kiilerich 2026-06-17 18:13:45 UTC

Please clarify why this issue was created for the Mercurial package and what action is expected.

Comment 2 Aoife Moloney 2026-08-17 14:52:48 UTC

This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora Linux 45 development cycle.
Changing version to 45.