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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7544-1
May 28, 2025

python-setuptools, setuptools vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Setuptools could be made to write files to arbitrary locations on the 
filesystem.

Software Description:
- setuptools: Python Distutils Enhancements (documentation)
- python-setuptools: Python Distutils Enhancements

Details:

It was discovered that setuptools did not properly sanitize paths. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to write files to arbitrary
locations on the filesystem.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.04
  python3-setuptools              75.8.0-1ubuntu1

Ubuntu 24.10
  python3-setuptools              74.1.2-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  python3-setuptools              68.1.2-2ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  pypy-setuptools                 44.1.1-1.2ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python-setuptools               44.1.1-1.2ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3-setuptools              59.6.0-1.2ubuntu0.22.04.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  pypy-setuptools                 44.0.0-2ubuntu0.1+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python-setuptools               44.0.0-2ubuntu0.1+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3-setuptools              45.2.0-1ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  pypy-setuptools                 39.0.1-2ubuntu0.1+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python-setuptools               39.0.1-2ubuntu0.1+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3-setuptools              39.0.1-2ubuntu0.1+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  pypy-setuptools                 20.7.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python-setuptools               20.7.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3-setuptools              20.7.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  python-setuptools               3.3-1ubuntu2+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3-setuptools              3.3-1ubuntu2+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7544-1
  CVE-2025-47273

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/setuptools/75.8.0-1ubuntu1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/setuptools/74.1.2-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/setuptools/68.1.2-2ubuntu1.2