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[tasks.dev]
packages = ["diffoscope"]

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Dependencies (5)

Dependencies
Name	Version	Kind
base	—	build
libarchive	3.8.9	runtime
python CVE:2	3.14.8	runtime
toolchain	—	build
uv	0.12.23	build

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	Status	IDs	Package	Version	Severity	Published
Critical (0)
High (1)
	Status	IDs	Package	Version	Severity	Published
	Affected: 1.3.2	CVE-2026-85091	zlib	1.3.2	High	last month
Summary zlib 1.3.1.2 through 1.3.2 Heap Buffer Overflow via gz_vacate Via python zlib Affected ranges 1.3.2 References Advisory: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/85xxx/CVE-2026-85091.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85091, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zlib-1.3.1.2-through-1.3.2-heap-buffer-overflow-via-gz-vacate Evidence: https://gist.github.com/thesmartshadow/e0b9481792afb7c31e86fee1ff084490 PACKAGE: https://github.com/madler/zlib ARTICLE: https://github.com/madler/zlib/blob/v1.3.2/gzwrite.c#L393
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	Status	IDs	Package	Version	Severity	Published
	Under investigation	BIT-libpython-2026-87910 BIT-python-2026-87910 BIT-python-min-2026-87910 PSF-2026-40 CVE-2026-87910	python	3.14.6 – 3.14.8	Medium	last month
Summary tarfile hardlink fallback ignores custom extraction filter rejection via None Via python Affected ranges 3.14.6 – 3.14.8 References Advisory: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/87xxx/CVE-2026-87910.json, https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/57TBTLL2W6APMZR3A25B2YV7GL3EPTDJ/, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87910 Fix: https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/2eb0c2f1dc71847731b6ab30aebefd058d482a7f, https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/3105a3498aaf681ce128cf5baf83c2e5574267c5, https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/764fd0af8d9e19d3684a58d2e58bf770f0605036, https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/9c17bace90f88dfba6d0e2fe23c8e7ae35f83955, https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a4919937a4e1e69a0d178909c6f20557eca5d1d0 +4 more Report: https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/157265 Web: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/11/8 PACKAGE: https://github.com/python/cpython
	Under investigation	BIT-libpython-2025-15367 BIT-python-2025-15367 BIT-python-min-2025-15367 PSF-2026-4 CVE-2025-15367	python	3.14.6 – 3.14.8	Medium	9 months ago
Summary POP3 command injection in user-controlled commands Via python Affected ranges 3.14.6 – 3.14.8 References Advisory: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/15xxx/CVE-2025-15367.json, https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/CBFBOWVGGUJFSGITQCCBZS4GEYYZ7ZNE/, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15367 Fix: https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b234a2b67539f787e191d2ef19a7cbdce32874e7, https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/143924 Report: https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/143923 PACKAGE: https://github.com/python/cpython
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	Status	IDs	Package	Version	Severity	Published

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65 components

Software Bill of Materials — every package this build depends on
Packages	Version	Repository	License
diffoscopeROOT	329	https://storage.googleapis.com/minimal-staging-archives/diffoscope-329.tar.gzMIRROR	GPL-3.0-only
aclROOT	2.4.0	https://storage.googleapis.com/minimal-staging-archives/acl-2.4.0.tar.xzMIRROR	(GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only)
attrROOT	2.6.0	https://storage.googleapis.com/minimal-staging-archives/attr-2.6.0.tar.gzMIRROR	(GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only)
autoconf	2.73	www.gnu.org/software/autoconf	GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Autoconf-exception-3.0
automake	1.18.1	www.gnu.org/software/automake	GPL-2.0-only
bash	5.3	www.gnu.org/software/bash	GPL-3.0-only
bash-bootstrap	5.3	www.gnu.org/software/bash	GPL-3.0-only
binutils	2.47	www.gnu.org/software/binutils	(GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-3.0-only AND LGPL-2.0-only)
bison	3.8.2	www.gnu.org/software/bison	GPL-3.0-only
bzip2	1.0.8	github.com/libarchive/bzip2	bzip2-1.0.6
cmake	4.4.2	github.com/Kitware/CMake	BSD-3-Clause
coreutils	9.12	www.gnu.org/software/coreutils	GPL-3.0-only
curl	8.22.0	github.com/curl/curl	curl
diffutils	3.12	www.gnu.org/software/diffutils	GPL-3.0-only
expat	2.9.0	github.com/libexpat/libexpat	MIT
fileROOT	5.48	https://storage.googleapis.com/minimal-staging-archives/file-5.48.tar.gzMIRROR	BSD-2-Clause-Darwin
findutils	4.11.0	www.gnu.org/software/findutils	GPL-3.0-only
flex	2.6.4	github.com/westes/flex	BSD-3-Clause-flex
gawk	5.4.1	www.gnu.org/software/gawk	GPL-3.0-only
gawk-bootstrap	5.4.1	www.gnu.org/software/gawk	GPL-3.0-only
gcc	15.2.0	www.gnu.org/software/gcc	(GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-3.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only)
gdbm	1.26	www.gnu.org/software/gdbm	GPL-3.0-only
glibc	2.44	www.gnu.org/software/glibc	(GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only)
gmp	6.3.0	www.gnu.org/software/gmp	LGPL-3.0-or-later OR GPL-2.0-or-later
grep	3.12	www.gnu.org/software/grep	GPL-3.0-only
gzip	1.15	www.gnu.org/software/gzip	GPL-3.0-only
libarchive	3.8.9	github.com/libarchive/libarchive	BSD-2-Clause
libcapROOT	2.78	https://storage.googleapis.com/minimal-staging-archives/libcap-2.78.tar.xzMIRROR	BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-2.0-only
libffi	3.8.0	github.com/libffi/libffi	MIT
libidn2	2.3.8	www.gnu.org/software/libidn2	GPL-3.0-or-later AND (GPL-2.0-or-later OR LGPL-3.0-or-later)
libpsl	0.23.3	github.com/rockdaboot/libpsl	MIT
libssh2	1.11.1	github.com/libssh2/libssh2	BSD-3-Clause
libtool	2.6.2	www.gnu.org/software/libtool	GPL-2.0-only
libunistring	1.4.2	www.gnu.org/software/libunistring	GPL-3.0-only
libuv	1.52.1	github.com/libuv/libuv	MIT
linux_headers	6.12.43	github.com/torvalds/linux	GPL-2.0-only WITH Linux-syscall-note
llvm	21.1.8	github.com/llvm/llvm-project	Apache-2.0
llvm-bootstrap	21.1.8	github.com/llvm/llvm-project	Apache-2.0
lz4	1.10.0	github.com/lz4/lz4	BSD-2-Clause AND GPL-2.0-or-later
m4	1.4.21	www.gnu.org/software/m4	GPL-3.0-only
make	4.4.1	www.gnu.org/software/make	GPL-3.0-only
meson	1.12.0	github.com/mesonbuild/meson	Apache-2.0
mpc	1.4.1	www.gnu.org/software/mpc	LGPL-3.0-or-later
mpfr	4.2.2	www.gnu.org/software/mpfr	GPL-3.0-only
ncurses	6.6	www.gnu.org/software/ncurses	X11-distribute-modifications-variant
ninja	1.13.2	github.com/ninja-build/ninja	Apache-2.0
openssl	3.6.5	github.com/openssl/openssl	Apache-2.0
patch	2.8	www.gnu.org/software/patch	GPL-3.0-only
pcre2	10.49	github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2	BSD-3-Clause WITH PCRE2-exception
perl	5.44.0	github.com/Perl/perl5	Artistic-1.0-Perl OR GPL-1.0-or-later
pkgconf	3.0.5	github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf	ISC
python	3.14.8	github.com/python/cpython	Python-2.0.1
readline	8.3	www.gnu.org/software/readline	GPL-3.0-only
rust	1.99.0	github.com/rust-lang/rust	MIT OR Apache-2.0
rustc-1.98.1	1.98.1	github.com/rust-lang/rust	MIT OR Apache-2.0
sed	4.10	www.gnu.org/software/sed	GPL-3.0-only
setuptools	84.0.0	github.com/pypa/setuptools	MIT
sqlite	3.54.0	github.com/sqlite/sqlite	blessing
tar	1.35	www.gnu.org/software/tar	GPL-3.0-only
tzdata	2026e	github.com/eggert/tz	LicenseRef-Public-Domain
util-linux	2.42.4	github.com/util-linux/util-linux	GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND BSD-3-Clause
uv	0.12.23	github.com/astral-sh/uv	MIT OR Apache-2.0
xz	5.8.4	github.com/tukaani-project/xz	(0BSD AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-3.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only)
zlib	1.3.2	github.com/madler/zlib	Zlib
zstd	1.5.7	github.com/facebook/zstd	BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-2.0-only

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