diskcache - Debian Package Tracker

1 security issue in sid high

1 important issue:

CVE-2025-69872: DiskCache (python-diskcache) through 5.6.3 uses Python pickle for serialization by default. An attacker with write access to the cache directory can achieve arbitrary code execution when a victim application reads from the cache.

Created: 2026-02-12 Last update: 2026-05-21 22:02

1 security issue in forky high

1 important issue:

CVE-2025-69872: DiskCache (python-diskcache) through 5.6.3 uses Python pickle for serialization by default. An attacker with write access to the cache directory can achieve arbitrary code execution when a victim application reads from the cache.

Created: 2026-02-12 Last update: 2026-05-21 22:02

1 low-priority security issue in trixie low

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:

CVE-2025-69872: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) DiskCache (python-diskcache) through 5.6.3 uses Python pickle for serialization by default. An attacker with write access to the cache directory can achieve arbitrary code execution when a victim application reads from the cache.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2026-02-12 Last update: 2026-05-21 22:02

1 low-priority security issue in bookworm low

There is 1 open security issue in bookworm.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:

CVE-2025-69872: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) DiskCache (python-diskcache) through 5.6.3 uses Python pickle for serialization by default. An attacker with write access to the cache directory can achieve arbitrary code execution when a victim application reads from the cache.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2026-02-12 Last update: 2026-05-21 22:02

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 4.6.1).

Created: 2022-05-11 Last update: 2026-05-05 22:43