CVE-2025-8869 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2025-8869: When extracting a tar archive pip may not check symbolic links point into the extraction directory if the tarfile module doesn't implement PEP 706. Note that upgrading pip to a "fixed" version for this vulnerability doesn't fix all known vulnerabilities that are remediated by using a Python version

Affects 1 Linux release across 1 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2025-8869 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-pip→ fixed in20.3.4-4+deb11u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-pip
```

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