SUSE update for python-wheel
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-40898 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system python3-wheel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python-wheel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU71377
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40898
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input passed to wheel cli. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected package python-wheel to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 12-SP3 - 12-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud: 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP2-LTSS-ERICSSON - 12-SP5
python3-wheel: before 0.30.0-2.7.1
python-wheel: before 0.30.0-2.7.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications:12-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications:12-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP2-LTSS-ERICSSON:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:python3-wheel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:python-wheel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20230089-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
