diff --git a/gedit-2.22.3-fix-python-path.patch b/gedit-2.22.3-fix-python-path.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5de1a2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gedit-2.22.3-fix-python-path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff -up gedit-2.25.5/plugin-loaders/python/gedit-plugin-loader-python.c.fix-python-path gedit-2.25.5/plugin-loaders/python/gedit-plugin-loader-python.c
+--- gedit-2.24.3/gedit/gedit-python-module.c.fix-python-path	2009-01-26 12:36:50.289751027 -0500
++++ gedit-2.24.3/gedit/gedit-python-module.c	2009-01-26 12:39:23.668963430 -0500
+@@ -541,6 +541,9 @@ gedit_python_init (GeditPluginLoaderPyth
+ 
+ 	PySys_SetArgv (1, argv);
+ 
++	/* Sanitize sys.path, see http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=569214 */
++	PyRun_SimpleString ("import sys; sys.path = filter(None, sys.path)");
++
+ 	if (!gedit_check_pygtk2 ())
+ 	{
+ 		/* Warning message already printed in check_pygtk2 */
diff --git a/gedit.spec b/gedit.spec
index 6d3c352..22fc7af 100644
--- a/gedit.spec
+++ b/gedit.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 Summary:	gEdit is a small but powerful text editor for GNOME
 Name:		gedit
 Version: 	2.22.3
-Release: 	1%{?dist}
+Release: 	2%{?dist}
 Epoch:		1
 License:	GPLv2+ and GFDL
 Group:		Applications/Editors
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ Patch1: gedit-2.13.90-libdir.patch
 # and I needed this patch to make autoconf happy
 Patch2: gedit-2.15.1-python.patch
 
+# http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=569214
+Patch3: gedit-2.22.3-fix-python-path.patch
+
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel >= %{glib2_version}
 BuildRequires: pango-devel >= %{pango_version}
 BuildRequires: gtk2-devel >= %{gtk2_version}
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ Install gedit-devel if you want to write plug-ins for gEdit.
 %endif
 
 %patch2 -p1 -b .python
+%patch3 -p1 -b .fix-python-path
 
 %build
 autoreconf
@@ -193,6 +197,10 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jan 26 2009 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 1:2.22.3-2
+- Fix up python plugin path to close up a security attack
+  vectors (bug 481556).
+
 * Wed May 28 2008 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com> - 1:2.22.3-1
 - Update to 2.22.3