Summary
pip is a package management system used to install and manage software packages written in Python. Many packages can be found in the Python Package Index (PyPI). pip is a recursive acronym that can stand for either "Pip Installs Packages" or "Pip Installs Python".
Security Fix(es):
* python: tarfile module directory traversal (CVE-2007-4559)
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.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | platform-python-pip | 9.0.3-23.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | python3-pip | 9.0.3-23.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | python3-pip-wheel | 9.0.3-23.el8 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Critical 9.8
Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) extract and (2) extractall functions in the tarfile module in Python allow…