A python-setuptools security update has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

RHSA-2023:0835-01: Moderate: python-setuptools security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Moderate: python-setuptools security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2023:0835-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:   https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0835
Issue date: 2023-02-21
CVE Names: CVE-2022-40897
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1. Summary:

An update for python-setuptools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 8.

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.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) - noarch

3. Description:

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.

4. Solution:

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:

  https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

2158559 - CVE-2022-40897 pypa-setuptools: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8):

Source:
python-setuptools-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.src.rpm

noarch:
platform-python-setuptools-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.noarch.rpm
python3-setuptools-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.noarch.rpm
python3-setuptools-wheel-39.2.0-6.el8_7.1.noarch.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
  https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/

7. References:

  https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-40897
  https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at   https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

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