CVE-2025-50181 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2025-50181: urllib3 is a user-friendly HTTP client library for Python. Prior to 2.5.0, it is possible to disable redirects for all requests by instantiating a PoolManager and specifying retries in a way that disable redirects. By default, requests and botocore users are not affected. An application attempting t

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2025-50181 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-urllib3→ fixed in1.26.5-1~exp1+deb11u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-urllib3
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-urllib3→ fixed in1.26.12-1+deb12u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-urllib3
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-urllib3→ fixed in2.3.0-3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-urllib3
```

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