Race Condition Affecting python-debug package, versions <0:2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.21% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-PYTHONDEBUG-6149189
  • published10 Jan 2024
  • disclosed22 Aug 2023

Introduced: 22 Aug 2023

CVE-2022-48566  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 python-debug to version 0:2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2400.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-debug package and not the python-debug package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in compare_digest in Lib/hmac.py in Python through 3.9.1. Constant-time-defeating optimisations were possible in the accumulator variable in hmac.compare_digest.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1