vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2023-26112: Security patch for python-configobj (ALAS-2023-2188)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Apr 3, 2023 | Aug 9, 2023 | Feb 20, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Apr 3, 2023
Added
Aug 9, 2023
Modified
Feb 20, 2025
Description
All versions of the package configobj are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the validate function, using (.+?)\((.*)\).
**Note:** This is only exploitable in the case of a developer, putting the offending value in a server side configuration file.
Solution
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python-configobj
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