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amazonAmazonALAS-2023-2362
HistoryNov 29, 2023 - 10:20 p.m.

Medium: python-wheel

2023-11-2922:20:00
alas.aws.amazon.com
12
python packaging authority
remote attackers
yum update
amazon linux 2
vulnerable packages
red hat
mitre
unix

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

5 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

64.5%

Issue Overview:

An issue discovered in Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) Wheel 0.37.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via attacker controlled input to wheel cli. (CVE-2022-40898)

Affected Packages:

python-wheel

Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.

Issue Correction:
Run yum update python-wheel to update your system.

New Packages:

noarch:  
    python2-wheel-0.34.2-1.amzn2.0.2.noarch  
    python3-wheel-0.34.2-1.amzn2.0.2.noarch  
    python-wheel-wheel-0.34.2-1.amzn2.0.2.noarch  
  
src:  
    python-wheel-0.34.2-1.amzn2.0.2.src  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2022-40898

Mitre: CVE-2022-40898

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

5 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

64.5%