Ubuntu Security Notices USN-8221-1 USN-8221-1: wheel vulnerability Publication date 29 April 2026 Overview wheel could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Releases 24.04 LTS Open side navigation Close side navigation Packages Details Update instructions References Packages wheel - Command line tool for manipulating Python wheel files Details It was discovered that wheel did not correctly handle certain file paths. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that wheel did not correctly handle certain file paths. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. 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 24.04 LTS noble python-wheel-common – 0.42.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. python3-wheel – 0.42.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. python3-wheel-whl – 0.42.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. Get Ubuntu Pro References CVE-2026-24049 CVE-2026-24049