Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2022-37454: The Keccak XKCP SHA-3 reference implementation before fdc6fef has an integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or eliminate expected cryptographic properties. This occurs in the sponge function interface.
Fixed packages 8
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python3 | 0:3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python3-debug | 0:3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python3-debuginfo | 0:3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python3-devel | 0:3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python3-libs | 0:3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python3-test | 0:3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python3-tkinter | 0:3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python3-tools | 0:3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Critical 9.8
Buffer overflow in sponge queue functions
The Keccak XKCP SHA-3 reference implementation before fdc6fef has an integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or eliminate expected cryptographic properties. This occurs in the sponge function interface.
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-37454.html