Ubuntu 25.10 : jaraco.context vulnerability (USN-7979-1)

The remote Ubuntu 25.10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7979-1 advisory. It was discovered that jaraco.context incorrectly handled certain zip file paths. An attacker could possibly use this issue to extract arbitrary files outside of the...

USN-7979-1 jaraco.context vulnerability

It was discovered that jaraco.context incorrectly handled certain zip file paths. An attacker could possibly use this issue to extract arbitrary files outside of the intented extraction directory...

SUSE-SU-2026:20139-1 Security update for python-jaraco.context

This update for python-jaraco.context fixes the following issues: - CVE-2026-23949: Fixed malicious tar archives may lead to path traversal bsc1256954...

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20095-1 Security update for python-jaraco.context

This update for python-jaraco.context fixes the following issues: - CVE-2026-23949: Fixed malicious tar archives may lead to path traversal bsc1256954...

CVE-2026-23949

CVE-2026-23949 affects the Python package jaraco.context. The vulnerability is a Zip Slip path traversal in the jaraco.context.tarball() function, present in versions 5.2.0 up to, but not including, 6.1.0. The issue arises from how paths are split by strip_first_component, which can allow travers...

EUVD-2026-3592

jaraco.context, an open-source software package that provides some useful decorators and context managers, has a Zip Slip path traversal vulnerability in the jaraco.context.tarball function starting in version 5.2.0 and prior to version 6.1.0. The vulnerability may allow attackers to extract file...

jaraco.context path traversal vulnerability

jaraco.context is a Python library developed by Jason R. Coombs. Versions 5.2.0 to 6.1.0 of jaraco.context had a path traversal vulnerability. This vulnerability stemmed from the Zip Slip path traversal in the tarball functions, which could allow files to be extracted outside of the expected...

GHSA-58PV-8J8X-9VJ2 jaraco.context Has a Path Traversal Vulnerability

Summary There is a Zip Slip path traversal vulnerability in the jaraco.context package affecting setuptools as well, in jaraco.context.tarball function. The vulnerability may allow attackers to extract files outside the intended extraction directory when malicious tar archives are processed. The...