{"id":"ALSA-2023:0835","summary":"Moderate: python-setuptools security update","details":"The python-setuptools package provides a collection of enhancements to Python distribution utilities allowing convenient building and distribution of Python packages.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* pypa-setuptools: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py (CVE-2022-40897)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.","modified":"2026-02-04T02:43:55.436376Z","published":"2023-02-21T00:00:00Z","related":["CVE-2022-40897"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0835"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-40897"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2158559"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-0835.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"platform-python-setuptools","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/platform-python-setuptools"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"39.2.0-6.el8_7.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2023:0835.json"}},{"package":{"name":"python3-setuptools","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/python3-setuptools"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"39.2.0-6.el8_7.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2023:0835.json"}},{"package":{"name":"python3-setuptools-wheel","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/python3-setuptools-wheel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"39.2.0-6.el8_7.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2023:0835.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}