[Debian-med-packaging] Bug#1123673: python-biopython: CVE-2025-68463

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: python-biopython
Version: 1.86+dfsg-1
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
Forwarded: https://github.com/biopython/biopython/issues/5109
X-Debbugs-Cc: carnil at debian.org, Debian Security Team <team at security.debian.org>

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for python-biopython.

CVE-2025-68463[0]:
| Bio.Entrez in Biopython through 186 allows doctype XXE.


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-68463
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68463
[1] https://github.com/biopython/biopython/issues/5109

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore