| Package | python-pip |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.6-5+deb8u1 |
| Related CVEs | CVE-2019-20916 |
It was discovered that there was a directory traversal attack in pip, the Python package installer.
When an URL was given in an install command, as a Content-Disposition HTTP
header was permitted to have ../ components in its filename, arbitrary local
files (eg. /root/.ssh/authorized_keys) could be overidden.
For Debian 8 Jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 1.5.6-5+deb8u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your python-pip packages.
Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.