USN-7979-1: jaraco.context vulnerability
Publication date
27 January 2026
Overview
jaraco.context could be made to overwrite files.
Releases
Packages
- jaraco.context - context managers extending functionality of Python's contextlib
Details
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.
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.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.10 questing | python3-jaraco.context – 6.0.1-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
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