vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2022-40898: remote attackers can cause denial of service via attacker controlled input to wheel cli (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Dec 23, 2022 | Dec 15, 2023 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Dec 23, 2022
Added
Dec 15, 2023
Modified
Mar 27, 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
redhat-upgrade-python3-wheelredhat-upgrade-python3-wheel-wheelredhat-upgrade-rhc-worker-playbookredhat-upgrade-rhc-worker-playbook-debuginfo
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