{"id":"RLSA-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":"2026-02-04T18:30:08.350083Z","published":"2023-02-22T01:08:44.136543Z","upstream":["CVE-2022-40897"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2023:0835"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2158559"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"python-setuptools","ecosystem":"Rocky Linux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/python-setuptools?distro=rocky-linux-8-x86-64&epoch=0"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0:39.2.0-6.el8_7.1"}],"database_specific":{"yum_repository":"BaseOS"}}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/resf-osv-data/RLSA-2023:0835.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}],"credits":[{"name":"Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation"},{"name":"Red Hat"}]}