Bug 2489774 - CVE-2026-7774 mercurial: Python tarfile: Arbitrary file write via crafted link entries [fedora-all] [NEEDINFO]
Summary: CVE-2026-7774 mercurial: Python tarfile: Arbitrary file write via crafted lin...
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Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: mercurial
Version: 45
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Mads Kiilerich
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard: {"flaws": ["7a19d553-e02b-4d1a-a8a1-6...
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Blocks: CVE-2026-7774
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Reported: 2026-06-17 07:48 UTC by Ganesh
Modified: 2026-08-17 14:52 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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mads: needinfo? (gnaik)

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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.
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