========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7544-1 May 28, 2025
python-setuptools, setuptools vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary:Setuptools could be made to write files to arbitrary locations on the filesystem.
Software Description: - setuptools: Python Distutils Enhancements (documentation) - python-setuptools: Python Distutils Enhancements Details: It was discovered that setuptools did not properly sanitize paths. An attacker could possibly use this issue to write files to arbitrary locations on the filesystem. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.04 python3-setuptools 75.8.0-1ubuntu1 Ubuntu 24.10 python3-setuptools 74.1.2-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS python3-setuptools 68.1.2-2ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS pypy-setuptools 44.1.1-1.2ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro python-setuptools 44.1.1-1.2ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro python3-setuptools 59.6.0-1.2ubuntu0.22.04.3 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS pypy-setuptools 44.0.0-2ubuntu0.1+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro python-setuptools 44.0.0-2ubuntu0.1+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro python3-setuptools 45.2.0-1ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS pypy-setuptools 39.0.1-2ubuntu0.1+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro python-setuptools 39.0.1-2ubuntu0.1+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro python3-setuptools 39.0.1-2ubuntu0.1+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS pypy-setuptools 20.7.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro python-setuptools 20.7.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro python3-setuptools 20.7.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS python-setuptools 3.3-1ubuntu2+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro python3-setuptools 3.3-1ubuntu2+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7544-1 CVE-2025-47273 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/setuptools/75.8.0-1ubuntu1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/setuptools/74.1.2-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/setuptools/68.1.2-2ubuntu1.2
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