CVE-2025-6069 Affecting python-wheel package, versions <1:0.35.1-4.module+el8.10.0+1582+bc278001


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-PYTHONWHEEL-14534113
  • published19 Dec 2025
  • disclosed17 Jun 2025

Introduced: 17 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-6069  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 python-wheel to version 1:0.35.1-4.module+el8.10.0+1582+bc278001 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2025:23530.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-wheel package and not the python-wheel package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The html.parser.HTMLParser class had worse-case quadratic complexity when processing certain crafted malformed inputs potentially leading to amplified denial-of-service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1