RLSA-2024:5532
Important: python3.11-setuptools security update
Setuptools is a collection of enhancements to the Python 3 distutils that allow you to more easily build and distribute Python 3 packages, especially ones that have dependencies on other packages. This package also contains the runtime components of setuptools, necessary to execute the software that requires pkg_resources.
Security Fix(es):
- pypa/setuptools: Remote code execution via download functions in the package_index module in pypa/setuptools (CVE-2024-6345)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
What each source reports
OSV No score
Important: python3.11-setuptools security update
Setuptools is a collection of enhancements to the Python 3 distutils that allow you to more easily build and distribute Python 3 packages, especially ones that have dependencies on other packages. This package also contains the runtime components of setuptools, necessary to execute the software that requires pkg_resources.
Security Fix(es):
- pypa/setuptools: Remote code execution via download functions in the package_index module in pypa/setuptools (CVE-2024-6345)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
- Record
RLSA-2024:5532- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
python3.11-setuptoolsRocky Linux:8 |
before 0:65.5.1-3.el8_10 | 0:65.5.1-3.el8_10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
RLSA-2024:5532 is a vulnerability with no CVSS score yet in python3.11-setuptools, published August 21, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in python3.11-setuptools 0:65.5.1-3.el8_10.