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Medium RLSA-2023:6712 1 CVE

Moderate: python-wheel security update

Published Jun 26, 2026 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

Wheel is the reference implementation of the Python wheel packaging standard, as defined in PEP 427.

Security Fix(es):

* python-wheel: remote attackers can cause denial of service via attacker controlled input to wheel cli (CVE-2022-40898)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 9.3 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Rocky Linux · 9 python-wheel 1:0.36.2-8.el9

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2165864