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MEDIUM6.2

PYSEC-2025-252

Quick fix

PYSEC-2025-252 — llama-index: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

pip install --upgrade 'llama-index>=0.5.2'

Details

A vulnerability in the ObsidianReader class of the run-llama/llama_index repository, specifically in version 0.12.27, allows for hardlink-based path traversal. This flaw permits attackers to bypass path restrictions and access sensitive system files, such as /etc/passwd, by exploiting hardlinks. The vulnerability arises from inadequate handling of hardlinks in the load_data() method, where the security checks fail to differentiate between real files and hardlinks. This issue is resolved in version 0.5.2.

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Affected packages

PyPI/llama-index
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 0.5.2
Fixpip install --upgrade 'llama-index>=0.5.2'

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