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CVE-2022-40898

Published: Dec 23, 2022 | Modified: Apr 15, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40898
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
WheelWheel_project*0.38.1 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9RedHatrhc-worker-playbook-0:0.1.10-1.el9_5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9RedHatpython-wheel-1:0.36.2-8.el9*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatrh-python38-python-wheel-0:0.33.6-9.el7*
Python-pipUbuntubionic*
Python-pipUbuntudevel*
Python-pipUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
Python-pipUbuntuesm-apps/focal*
Python-pipUbuntuesm-apps/jammy*
Python-pipUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
Python-pipUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
Python-pipUbuntufocal*
Python-pipUbuntujammy*
Python-pipUbuntukinetic*
Python-pipUbuntutrusty*
Python-pipUbuntutrusty/esm*
Python-pipUbuntuupstream*
Python-pipUbuntuxenial*
WheelUbuntubionic*
WheelUbuntudevel*
WheelUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
WheelUbuntuesm-apps/focal*
WheelUbuntuesm-apps/jammy*
WheelUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
WheelUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
WheelUbuntufocal*
WheelUbuntujammy*
WheelUbuntukinetic*
WheelUbuntutrusty*
WheelUbuntutrusty/esm*
WheelUbuntuupstream*
WheelUbuntuxenial*

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