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Posted on 28 February 2023
RedHat===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Moderate: python-setuptools security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2023:0952-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0952
Issue date: 2023-02-28
CVE Names: CVE-2022-40897
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1. Summary:
An update for python-setuptools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 9.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which
gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from
the CVE link(s) in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) - noarch
3. Description:
The python-setuptools package provides a collection of enhancements to
Python distribution utilities allowing convenient building and distribution
of Python packages.
Security Fix(es):
* pypa-setuptools: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in
package_index.py (CVE-2022-40897)
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.
4. Solution:
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
2158559 - CVE-2022-40897 pypa-setuptools: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9):
Source:
python-setuptools-53.0.0-10.el9_1.1.src.rpm
noarch:
python3-setuptools-53.0.0-10.el9_1.1.noarch.rpm
python3-setuptools-wheel-53.0.0-10.el9_1.1.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-40897
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
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