ALAS2-2022-1897


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2022-1897
Advisory Release Date: 2022-12-01 20:31 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2022-12-06 22:39 Pacific
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

The Keccak XKCP SHA-3 reference implementation before fdc6fef has an integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or eliminate expected cryptographic properties. This occurs in the sponge function interface. (CVE-2022-37454)


Affected Packages:

python3


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 python3 to update your system.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    python3-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.aarch64
    python3-libs-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.aarch64
    python3-devel-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.aarch64
    python3-tools-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.aarch64
    python3-tkinter-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.aarch64
    python3-test-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.aarch64
    python3-debug-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.aarch64
    python3-debuginfo-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.aarch64

i686:
    python3-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.i686
    python3-libs-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.i686
    python3-devel-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.i686
    python3-tools-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.i686
    python3-tkinter-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.i686
    python3-test-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.i686
    python3-debug-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.i686
    python3-debuginfo-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.i686

src:
    python3-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.src

x86_64:
    python3-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.x86_64
    python3-libs-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.x86_64
    python3-devel-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.x86_64
    python3-tools-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.x86_64
    python3-tkinter-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.x86_64
    python3-test-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.x86_64
    python3-debug-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.x86_64
    python3-debuginfo-3.7.15-1.amzn2.0.2.x86_64