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Fedora 43 Python WebOb Important Security Update CVE-2024

Linuxsecurity •LinuxSecurity Advisories • August 11, 2026

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WebOb provides wrappers around the WSGI request environment, and an object to

help create WSGI responses. The objects map much of the specified behavior of

HTTP, including header parsing and accessors for other standard parts of the

Update to upstream - CVE-2024-42353.

* Sun Aug 2 2026 Ján ONDREJ (SAL) - 1.8.11-1 - Update to upstream - CVE-2024-42353. * Thu Jul 16 2026 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.8.10-4 - Rebuilt for * Wed Jun 3 2026 Python Maint - 1.8.10-3 - Rebuilt for Python 3.15 * Wed Jun 3 2026 Ján ONDREJ (SAL) - 1.8.10-2 - Enable test_client_cookies again. * Wed Jun 3 2026 Ján ONDREJ (SAL) - 1.8.10-1 - Update to upstream. * Sat Feb 21 2026 Ján ONDREJ (SAL) - 1.8.9-8 - Skip test_client_cookies test too to unblock python3.15 build * Sat Jan 17 2026 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.8.9-7 - Rebuilt for

[ 1 ] Bug #2510112 - python-webob-1.8.11 is available

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-cd35233572' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at

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Critical Security Update for Fedora Python WebOb Addresses CVE-2024-42353 On August 2, 2026, an important security update was released for Python WebOb in Fedora 43 and 44, addressing CVE-2024-42353. This vulnerability affects the WebOb library, which is used to handle WSGI requests and responses in Python applications. The flaw could potentially allow for privilege escalation and system-wide damage if exploited. Users of Fedora 43 and 44 are urged to update their systems to mitigate risks associated with this vulnerability. The updates can be installed via the 'dnf' package manager. The vulnerability was published on August 14, 2024, indicating it has been known for some time. The advisory emphasizes the need for auditing Linux privileges to limit potential compromises. The updates were authored by Ján ONDREJ and the Fedora Release Engineering team. 2 sources 58

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CVE-2024-42353