CVE-2026-24049 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2026-24049: It was discovered that wheel did not correctly handle certain file paths.

Affects 2 Linux releases across 5 (distro × package) combinations. First disclosed: 2026-04-29.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2026-24049 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Ubuntu noble

Source: Ubuntu USN

wheel→ fixed in0.42.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8221-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wheel
```
python-wheel-common→ fixed in0.42.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8221-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-wheel-common
```
python3-wheel→ fixed in0.42.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8221-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python3-wheel
```
python3-wheel-whl→ fixed in0.42.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8221-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python3-wheel-whl
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

py3-wheel→ fixed in0.46.3-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade py3-wheel

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