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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2023-26112: Security patch for python-configobj (ALAS-2023-2188)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2023-26112: Security patch for python-configobj (ALAS-2023-2188)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/03/2023
Created
08/10/2023
Added
08/09/2023
Modified
10/19/2023

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(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python-configobj

References

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