Packages
- python-internetarchive - A Python and Command-Line Interface to Archive.org
Details
Pengo Wray discovered that The Internet Archive Python Library incorrectly
handled certain file paths when downloading files. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to write files to arbitrary locations on the file
system.
Pengo Wray discovered that The Internet Archive Python Library incorrectly
handled certain file paths when downloading files. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to write files to arbitrary locations on the file
system.
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 | internetarchive – 5.4.0-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
| python3-internetarchive – 5.4.0-1ubuntu0.1 | |||
| 24.04 LTS noble | internetarchive – 3.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| python3-internetarchive – 3.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | internetarchive – 1.9.9-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
| python3-internetarchive – 1.9.9-1ubuntu0.1 | |||
| 20.04 LTS focal | internetarchive – 1.9.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| python3-internetarchive – 1.9.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
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