Description
diffoscope before 77 writes to arbitrary locations on disk based on the contents of an untrusted archive.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | diffoscope | before 77 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | diffoscope | 77 | — |
| Debian 13 | diffoscope | 77 | — |
| Debian 12 | diffoscope | 77 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | diffoscope | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | diffoscope | 183-1.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10717-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | diffoscope | < 76 | 76 | GHSA-8p5c-f328-9fvv |
| PyPI | diffoscope | < 77 | 77 | PYSEC-2018-83 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10717-1 diffoscope-183-1.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026