RHSA-2026:37530
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2026-07-10 03:00 - Updated: 2026-10-05 18:07A flaw was found in setuptools, a Python package management tool. The FileList component, responsible for handling file exclusions, did not properly normalize Unicode file names when applying exclusion rules. This oversight could allow a specially crafted file name, using a different Unicode normalization form (NFD) on macOS APFS or HFS+ file systems, to bypass an intended exclusion rule (NFC). As a result, sensitive files that should have been excluded could be inadvertently included in a source distribution, leading to information disclosure.
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| Unresolved product id: Red Hat Hardened Images:python3-setuptools-0:83.0.0-4.hum1@noarch@public-hummingbird-x86_64-rpms | — |
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