USN-4961-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4961-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4961-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4961-1
Published
2021-05-19T10:47:21Z
Modified
2026-02-10T04:42:12Z
Summary
python-pip vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that pip incorrectly handled unicode separators in git references. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to install a different revision on a repository.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / python-pip

Package

Name
python-pip
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-pip@20.0.2-5ubuntu1.5?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20.0.2-5ubuntu1.5

Affected versions

18.*
18.1-5
18.1-5build1
18.1-5ubuntu1
20.*
20.0.2-2
20.0.2-4
20.0.2-5
20.0.2-5ubuntu1
20.0.2-5ubuntu1.1
20.0.2-5ubuntu1.3
20.0.2-5ubuntu1.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "20.0.2-5ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "python-pip-whl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "20.0.2-5ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "python3-pip"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4961-1.json"