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Medium ALAS2023-2023-442 1 CVE

Moderate: python-pip security update (Amazon Linux 2023)

Published Dec 6, 2023 · Updated Dec 14, 2023

Ecosystem: Amazon Linux

Summary

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2023 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-5752: When installing a package from a Mercurial VCS URL (ie "pip install hg+...") with pip prior to v23.3, the specified Mercurial revision could be used to inject arbitrary configuration options to the "hg clone" call (ie "--config"). Controlling the Mercurial configuration can modify how and which repository is installed. This vulnerability does not affect users who aren't installing from Mercurial.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Amazon Linux · 2023 python3-pip 0:21.3.1-2.amzn2023.0.7
Amazon Linux · 2023 python3-pip-wheel 0:21.3.1-2.amzn2023.0.7

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Medium 5.5
    CVE-2023-5752

    Mercurial configuration injectable in repo revision when installing via pip

    When installing a package from a Mercurial VCS URL (ie "pip install hg+...") with pip prior to v23.3, the specified Mercurial revision could be used to inject arbitrary configuration options to the "hg clone" call (ie "--config"). Controlling the Mercurial co…

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References

  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-5752.html