Debian trixie
Source: Debian Security Tracker
python3.13→ fixed in3.13.4-1urgency: not yet assignedsudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python3.13
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CVE-2025-4517 · cross-distro fix matrix
CVE-2025-4517: Allows arbitrary filesystem writes outside the extraction directory during extraction with filter="data". You are affected by this vulnerability if using the tarfile module to extract untrusted tar archives using TarFile.extractall() or TarFile.extract() using the filter= parameter with a value of
Affects 5 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.
Fix per ecosystem
Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2025-4517 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.
Alpine v3.20
Source: Alpine secdb
python3→ fixed in3.12.11-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade python3
python3-tkinter→ fixed in3.12.11-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade python3-tkinter
Alpine v3.21
Source: Alpine secdb
python3→ fixed in3.12.11-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade python3
python3-tkinter→ fixed in3.12.11-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade python3-tkinter
Alpine edge
Source: Alpine secdb
python3-tkinter→ fixed in3.12.11-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade python3-tkinter
python3→ fixed in3.12.11-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade python3
Alpine v3.19
Source: Alpine secdb
python3→ fixed in3.11.13-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade python3
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