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<h1>Security update for python-pip</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2026:22300-1</td>
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<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-06-20T18:17:57Z</td>
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<th>Rating:</th>
<td>important</td>
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<th>References:</th>
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<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266669">bsc#1266669</a>
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</ul>
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Cross-References:
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<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8643.html">CVE-2026-8643</a>
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</ul>
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<th>CVSS scores:</th>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-8643</span>
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(
SUSE
):
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<span class="cvss-score">8.1</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H</span>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-8643</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">4.1</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X</span>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-8643</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N</span>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-8643</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.0</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
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<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0</li>
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<p>An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for python-pip fixes the following issue</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2026-8643: Path traversal via malicious entry point name in pip wheel installation allows arbitrary file overwrite
(bsc#1266669).</li>
</ul>
<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
<p>
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1005=1</code>
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1005=1</code>
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<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python313-pip-25.0.1-160000.5.1</li>
<li>python313-pip-wheel-25.0.1-160000.5.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python313-pip-25.0.1-160000.5.1</li>
<li>python313-pip-wheel-25.0.1-160000.5.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8643.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8643.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266669">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266669</a>
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