Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting python3-setuptools-wheel package, versions <0:53.0.0-10.el9_1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.63% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY9-PYTHON3SETUPTOOLSWHEEL-5415421
  • published22 Feb 2023
  • disclosed23 Dec 2022

Introduced: 23 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-40897  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1333  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:9 python3-setuptools-wheel to version 0:53.0.0-10.el9_1.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2023:0952.

NVD Description

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

Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) setuptools before 65.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via HTML in a crafted package or custom PackageIndex page. There is a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1