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Red Hat 8 RHSA-2023:0835-01 Moderate Python-Setuptools ReDoS Issue

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Calendar Grey February 21, 2023
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The security enhancement in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 involves an update to the python-setuptools package, classified as Moderate due to its relevance to ReDoS vulnerabilities.
An update for python-setuptools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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

Summary

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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat update security fix moderate severity python-setuptools ReDoS

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-40897 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8):
Source: python-setuptools-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.src.rpm
noarch: platform-python-setuptools-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.noarch.rpm python3-setuptools-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.noarch.rpm python3-setuptools-wheel-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.noarch.rpm
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Advisory ID: RHSA-2023:0835-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0835
Issue date: 2023-02-21

Topic

An update for python-setuptools is now available for Red Hat EnterpriseLinux 8.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat update security fix moderate severity python-setuptools ReDoS

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) - noarch

Bugs Fixed

2158559 - CVE-2022-40897 pypa-setuptools: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py

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