USN-7989-1: The Internet Archive Python Library vulnerability

Publication date

2 February 2026

Overview

The Internet Archive Python Library would allow unintended access to files.


Packages

Details

Pengo Wray discovered that The Internet Archive Python Library incorrectly
handled certain file paths when downloading files. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to write files to arbitrary locations on the file
system.

Pengo Wray discovered that The Internet Archive Python Library incorrectly
handled certain file paths when downloading files. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to write files to arbitrary locations on the file
system.

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
25.10 questing internetarchive –  5.4.0-1ubuntu0.1
python3-internetarchive –  5.4.0-1ubuntu0.1
24.04 LTS noble internetarchive –  3.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
python3-internetarchive –  3.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
22.04 LTS jammy internetarchive –  1.9.9-1ubuntu0.1
python3-internetarchive –  1.9.9-1ubuntu0.1
20.04 LTS focal internetarchive –  1.9.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm1  
python3-internetarchive –  1.9.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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