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High ALAS2-2024-2632 1 CVE

Important: python2-setuptools security update (Amazon Linux 2)

Published Sep 12, 2024 · Updated Sep 18, 2024

Summary

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-6345: A vulnerability in the package_index module of pypa/setuptools versions up to 69.1.1 allows for remote code execution via its download functions. These functions, which are used to download packages from URLs provided by users or retrieved from package index servers, are susceptible to code injection. If these functions are exposed to user-controlled inputs, such as package URLs, they can execute arbitrary commands on the system. The issue is fixed in version 70.0.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Amazon Linux · 2 python2-setuptools 0:41.2.0-4.amzn2.0.4

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-6345.html