rhsa-2023_7395
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat
Published
2023-11-21 11:47
Modified
2024-12-10 18:01
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: python-setuptools security update

Notes

Topic
An update for python-setuptools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Details
The python-setuptools package provides a collection of enhancements to Python distribution utilities allowing convenient building and distribution of Python packages. Security Fix(es): * pypa-setuptools: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py (CVE-2022-40897) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Terms of Use
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