INFSA-2023:6712: python-wheel security update

Information about definition

Identificator: INFSA-2023:6712

Type: security

Release date: 2025-03-05 17:23:14 UTC

Information about package

Wheel is the reference implementation of the Python wheel packaging standard, as defined in PEP 427.

Vulnerabilities description

  • CVE-2022-40898

    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.

Severity level

CVE Score CVSS 2.0 Score CVSS 3.x Score CVSS 4.0
no information 7.5 no information
Critical, important, moderate, low

Updated packages