Directory Traversal Affecting python-wheel package, versions <0:0.33.6-6.module+el8.9.0+1418+f0d66789


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
27.1% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-PYTHONWHEEL-15307436
  • published18 Feb 2026
  • disclosed28 Aug 2007

Introduced: 28 Aug 2007

CVE-2007-4559  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 python-wheel to version 0:0.33.6-6.module+el8.9.0+1418+f0d66789 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2023:7050.

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.

Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) extract and (2) extractall functions in the tarfile module in Python allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in filenames in a TAR archive, a related issue to CVE-2001-1267.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1