Resource Exhaustion Affecting python3-wheel package, versions <1:0.36.2-8.el9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.48% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-PYTHON3WHEEL-7877925
  • published3 Sept 2024
  • disclosed21 Dec 2022

Introduced: 21 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-40898  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 python3-wheel to version 1:0.36.2-8.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:6712.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-wheel package and not the python3-wheel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue discovered in Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) Wheel 0.37.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via attacker controlled input to wheel cli.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1