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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2022-40898: Security patch for python-wheel (Multiple Advisories)

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

Published

Dec 23, 2022

Added

Dec 5, 2023

Modified

May 20, 2026

Description

An issue discovered in Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) Wheel 0.37.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via attacker controlled input to wheel cli.

Solutions

amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python-wheel-wheelamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python2-wheelamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3-wheel

References

AMAZON-AL2/ALAS-2023-2362
CVE-2022-40898
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-40898
CWE-20
EUVD-EUVD-2022-0364
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-0364

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