CVE-2025-4516 Affecting python39:3.9/python39-setuptools-wheel package, versions <0:50.3.2-7.module_el8.10.0+4040+9207bbc0


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-PYTHON39-14551602
  • published23 Dec 2025
  • disclosed17 Dec 2025

Introduced: 17 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-4516  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 python39:3.9/python39-setuptools-wheel to version 0:50.3.2-7.module_el8.10.0+4040+9207bbc0 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2025:23530.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python39:3.9/python39-setuptools-wheel package and not the python39:3.9/python39-setuptools-wheel package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is an issue in CPython when using bytes.decode(&#34;unicode_escape&#34;, error=&#34;ignore|replace&#34;). If you are not using the "unicode_escape" encoding or an error handler your usage is not affected. To work-around this issue you may stop using the error= handler and instead wrap the bytes.decode() call in a try-except catching the DecodeError.

CVSS Base Scores

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