#1128476 diskcache: CVE-2025-69872

Package:
src:diskcache
Source:
src:diskcache
Submitter:
Salvatore Bonaccorso
Date:
2026-02-20 07:57:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1128476#5
Date:
2026-02-20 07:56:15 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for diskcache.

CVE-2025-69872[0]:
| DiskCache (python-diskcache) through 5.6.3 uses Python pickle for
| serialization by default. An attacker with write access to the cache
| directory can achieve arbitrary code execution when a victim
| application reads from the cache.


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-69872
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-69872
[1] https://github.com/grantjenks/python-diskcache/issues/357

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore