GNU bug report logs - #32957
Python uses a bundled expat

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Marius Bakke <mbakke <at> fastmail.com>

Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2018 14:59:01 UTC

Severity: important

Tags: security

Done: Marius Bakke <mbakke <at> fastmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Marius Bakke <mbakke <at> fastmail.com>
To: 32957 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#32957: Python uses a bundled expat
Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2018 16:58:13 +0200

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Python 2 and 3 are using a bundled Expat (residing under Modules/).

This has been the cause of security vulnerabilities in the past and
should be changed to use Expat from Guix.

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