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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2022-48564: Security patch for python3 (ALAS-2023-2317)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2022-48564: Security patch for python3 (ALAS-2023-2317)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/22/2023
Created
08/30/2024
Added
08/29/2024
Modified
08/29/2024

Description

read_ints in plistlib.py in Python through 3.9.1 is vulnerable to a potential DoS attack via CPU and RAM exhaustion when processing malformed Apple Property List files in binary format.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3-debug
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3-libs
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3-test
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3-tkinter
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3-tools

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