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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-102938

virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.7.11, PyEnvCfg.write() writes prompt values verbatim to the line-o...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.7.11, PyEnvCfg.write() writes prompt values verbatim to the line-oriented pyvenv.cfg format while PyEnvCfg._read_values() parses the file with str.splitlines() and accepts the last value for duplicate keys. An attacker who influences --prompt, VIRTUALENV_PROMPT, or configuration input can insert a recognized line boundary and additional keys, including home, causing consumers to use an attacker-selected base interpreter or corrupted environment metadata. The security impact requires prompt input from outside the operator's trust boundary; directly supplied prompt content primarily corrupts the operator's own environment. This issue is fixed in version 21.7.11.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 python-virtualenv
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Debian:13 python-virtualenv
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Debian:14 python-virtualenv
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

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