Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2023-1979
Advisory Release Date: 2023-03-02 22:35 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-03-07 00:20 Pacific
Severity:
Medium
Issue Overview:
Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) setuptools before 65.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via HTML in a crafted package or custom PackageIndex page. There is a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py. (CVE-2022-40897)
Affected Packages:
python2-setuptools
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 python2-setuptools to update your system.
New Packages:
noarch:
python2-setuptools-41.2.0-4.amzn2.0.3.noarch
src:
python2-setuptools-41.2.0-4.amzn2.0.3.src