Security update for python-wheel SUSE Patch security@suse.de SUSE Security Team SUSE-SU-2026:20217-1 Final 1 1 2026-02-02T09:48:25Z current 2026-02-02T09:48:25Z 2026-02-02T09:48:25Z cve-database/bin/generate-cvrf.pl 2017-02-24T01:00:00Z Security update for python-wheel This update for python-wheel fixes the following issues: - CVE-2026-24049: Fixed absent path sanitization can cause arbitrary file permission modification (bsc#1257100). The CVRF data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0). SUSE-SLES-16.0-232 Copyright SUSE LLC under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0) https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202620217-1/ Link for SUSE-SU-2026:20217-1 https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-February/024070.html E-Mail link for SUSE-SU-2026:20217-1 https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/ SUSE Security Ratings https://bugzilla.suse.com/1257100 SUSE Bug 1257100 https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24049/ SUSE CVE CVE-2026-24049 page SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 python313-wheel-0.45.1-160000.3.1 python313-wheel-0.45.1-160000.3.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 python313-wheel-0.45.1-160000.3.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 wheel is a command line tool for manipulating Python wheel files, as defined in PEP 427. In versions 0.40.0 through 0.46.1, the unpack function is vulnerable to file permission modification through mishandling of file permissions after extraction. The logic blindly trusts the filename from the archive header for the chmod operation, even though the extraction process itself might have sanitized the path. Attackers can craft a malicious wheel file that, when unpacked, changes the permissions of critical system files (e.g., /etc/passwd, SSH keys, config files), allowing for Privilege Escalation or arbitrary code execution by modifying now-writable scripts. This issue has been fixed in version 0.46.2. CVE-2026-24049 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0:python313-wheel-0.45.1-160000.3.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0:python313-wheel-0.45.1-160000.3.1 important To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202620217-1/ https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24049.html CVE-2026-24049 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1257100 SUSE Bug 1257100