Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2023-2188
Advisory Release Date: 2023-08-03 18:10 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-08-08 22:03 Pacific
Severity:
Low
Issue Overview:
All versions of the package configobj are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the validate function, using (.+?)\((.*)\). **Note:** This is only exploitable in the case of a developer, putting the offending value in a server side configuration file. (CVE-2023-26112)
Affected Packages:
python-configobj
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-configobj to update your system.
New Packages:
noarch:
python-configobj-4.7.2-7.amzn2.0.1.noarch
src:
python-configobj-4.7.2-7.amzn2.0.1.src