Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-6357: pip prior to version 26.1 would run self-update check functionality after installing wheel files which required importing well-known Python modules names. These module imports were intentionally deferred to increase startup time of the pip CLI. The patch changes self-update functionality to run before wheels are installed to prevent newly-installed modules from being imported shortly after the installation of a wheel package. Users should still review package contents prior to installation.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python-pip-wheel | 0:20.2.2-1.amzn2.0.17 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python2-pip | 0:20.2.2-1.amzn2.0.17 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python3-pip | 0:20.2.2-1.amzn2.0.17 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 5.3
pip self-update functionality can import newly installed modules after wheel installation
pip prior to version 26.1 would run self-update check functionality after installing wheel files which required importing well-known Python modules names. These module imports were intentionally deferred to increase startup time of the pip CLI. The patch chan…
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-6357.html