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CVE-2013-1629 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2013-1629: pip before 1.3 uses HTTP to retrieve packages from the PyPI repository, and does not perform integrity checks on package contents, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response to a "pip install" operation.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2013-1629 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • python-pip→ fixed in1.3.1-1urgency: low
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-pip
  • python-virtualenv→ fixed in1.9.1-1urgency: medium
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-virtualenv

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • python-pip→ fixed in1.3.1-1urgency: low
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-pip
  • python-virtualenv→ fixed in1.9.1-1urgency: medium
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-virtualenv

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • python-pip→ fixed in1.3.1-1urgency: low
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-pip
  • python-virtualenv→ fixed in1.9.1-1urgency: medium
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-virtualenv
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