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Medium ELSA-2023-0835 1 CVE

Moderate: python-setuptools security update (Oracle Linux 8)

Published Feb 22, 2023 · Updated Feb 22, 2023

Summary

[39.2.0-6.1]
- Security fix for CVE-2022-40897
Resolves: rhbz#2158559

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 8 platform-python-setuptools 0:39.2.0-6.el8_7.1
Oracle Linux · 8 python3-setuptools 0:39.2.0-6.el8_7.1
Oracle Linux · 8 python3-setuptools-wheel 0:39.2.0-6.el8_7.1

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Medium 5.9

    pypa/setuptools vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)

    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.