RHSA-2026:36315
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2026-07-07 16:54 - Updated: 2026-07-15 18:02Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: python3.14-pip security update
Severity
Important
Notes
Topic: An update for python3.14-pip is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Details: Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language, which includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems.
Security Fix(es):
* python-pip: Path traversal via malicious entry point name in pip wheel installation allows arbitrary file overwrite (CVE-2026-8643)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Terms of Use: This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original.
A flaw was found in pip, the package installer for Python. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by tricking a victim into installing a malicious Python wheel. This wheel contains specially crafted entry-point names that use directory traversal or absolute paths. This allows pip to write generated script wrappers outside the intended installation directory, leading to arbitrary file overwrite. This can severely impact system integrity and availability, and in certain scenarios, may lead to arbitrary code execution.
8.0 (High)
Affected products
Fixed
3 products
| Product | Identifier | Version | Remediation |
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| Unresolved product id: AppStream-9.8.0.Z.MAIN.EUS:python3.14-pip-0:25.2-3.el9_8.5.noarch | — |
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| Unresolved product id: AppStream-9.8.0.Z.MAIN.EUS:python3.14-pip-0:25.2-3.el9_8.5.src | — |
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| Unresolved product id: AppStream-9.8.0.Z.MAIN.EUS:python3.14-pip-wheel-0:25.2-3.el9_8.5.noarch | — |
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Threats
Impact
Important
References
9 references
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