Bug 2482686 - CVE-2026-8643 python3.6: Path traversal via malicious entry point name in pip wheel installation allows arbitrary file overwrite [fedora-all]
Summary: CVE-2026-8643 python3.6: Path traversal via malicious entry point name in pip...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: python3.6
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Assignee: Python Maintainers
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard: {"flaws": ["087c6c9d-bbe5-4276-bb3f-5...
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Blocks: CVE-2026-8643
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Reported: 2026-05-28 13:48 UTC by Marco Benatto
Modified: 2026-07-01 12:15 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2026-07-01 12:15:56 UTC
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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.
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