Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory: ALAS-2023-245
Advisory Release Date: 2023-07-05 20:13 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-07-20 00:56 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:
python-setuptools
Issue Correction:
Run dnf update python-setuptools --releasever 2023.1.20230719 to update your system.
New Packages:
noarch:
python3-setuptools-wheel-59.6.0-2.amzn2023.0.4.noarch
python3-setuptools-59.6.0-2.amzn2023.0.4.noarch
src:
python-setuptools-59.6.0-2.amzn2023.0.4.src