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RHSA-2023:0835: Red Hat Security Advisory: python-setuptools security update
An update for python-setuptools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. 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.This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original.
Related CVEs:
- CVE-2022-40897: A flaw was found in Python Setuptools due to a regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) present in package_index.py. This issue could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via HTML in a crafted package or custom PackageIndex page.
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Issued:
2023-02-21
Updated:
2023-02-21
RHSA-2023:0835 - Security Advisory
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Synopsis
Moderate: python-setuptools security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Moderate
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Topic
An update for python-setuptools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
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.
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.
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64
Fixes
- BZ - 2158559 - CVE-2022-40897 pypa-setuptools: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8
SRPM
python-setuptools-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.src.rpm
SHA-256: da326d8ff2a287ad410b836925b11d83bb2756a916fc492ad0eae072a335b54f
x86_64
platform-python-setuptools-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.noarch.rpm
SHA-256: b21b541e11655ddc8537c6aa4e65b964b0a432849f00f5ac7dc38932a180f0a1
python3-setuptools-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.noarch.rpm
SHA-256: edd9ce15a73b2470e47f108332bc3a6c379abb42ed91347434748bd3ff6826ad
python3-setuptools-wheel-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.noarch.rpm
SHA-256: 583e98c16175691faec83435a33421cc313278d17db57152c44ef2b206cc6b7a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8
SRPM
python-setuptools-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.src.rpm
SHA-256: da326d8ff2a287ad410b836925b11d83bb2756a916fc492ad0eae072a335b54f
s390x
platform-python-setuptools-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.noarch.rpm
SHA-256: b21b541e11655ddc8537c6aa4e65b964b0a432849f00f5ac7dc38932a180f0a1
python3-setuptools-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.noarch.rpm
SHA-256: edd9ce15a73b2470e47f108332bc3a6c379abb42ed91347434748bd3ff6826ad
python3-setuptools-wheel-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.noarch.rpm
SHA-256: 583e98c16175691faec83435a33421cc313278d17db57152c44ef2b206cc6b7a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8
SRPM
python-setuptools-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.src.rpm
SHA-256: da326d8ff2a287ad410b836925b11d83bb2756a916fc492ad0eae072a335b54f
ppc64le
platform-python-setuptools-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.noarch.rpm
SHA-256: b21b541e11655ddc8537c6aa4e65b964b0a432849f00f5ac7dc38932a180f0a1
python3-setuptools-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.noarch.rpm
SHA-256: edd9ce15a73b2470e47f108332bc3a6c379abb42ed91347434748bd3ff6826ad
python3-setuptools-wheel-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.noarch.rpm
SHA-256: 583e98c16175691faec83435a33421cc313278d17db57152c44ef2b206cc6b7a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8
SRPM
python-setuptools-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.src.rpm
SHA-256: da326d8ff2a287ad410b836925b11d83bb2756a916fc492ad0eae072a335b54f
aarch64
platform-python-setuptools-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.noarch.rpm
SHA-256: b21b541e11655ddc8537c6aa4e65b964b0a432849f00f5ac7dc38932a180f0a1
python3-setuptools-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.noarch.rpm
SHA-256: edd9ce15a73b2470e47f108332bc3a6c379abb42ed91347434748bd3ff6826ad
python3-setuptools-wheel-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.noarch.rpm
SHA-256: 583e98c16175691faec83435a33421cc313278d17db57152c44ef2b206cc6b7a
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