USN-8344-3: pip vulnerability

Publication date

3 June 2026

Overview

A regression was fixed in pip.


Packages

Details

USN-8344-1 introduced a regression in pip. This update provides a complete fix for this issue..

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that pip's bundled urllib3 library improperly
handled streaming decompression of highly compressed data. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause pip to consume excessive resources,
leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2025-66471)

USN-8344-1 introduced a regression in pip. This update provides a complete fix for this issue..

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that pip's bundled urllib3 library improperly
handled streaming decompression of highly compressed data. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause pip to consume excessive resources,
leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2025-66471)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute python3-pip –  25.1.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm3  
python3-pip-whl –  25.1.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm3  
24.04 LTS noble python3-pip –  24.0+dfsg-1ubuntu1.3+esm3  
python3-pip-whl –  24.0+dfsg-1ubuntu1.3+esm3  
22.04 LTS jammy python3-pip –  22.0.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.7+esm3  
python3-pip-whl –  22.0.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.7+esm3  

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