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CVE-2022-40898

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-12-23
  • Fixed in0.38.1
  • WeaknessCWE-20

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-12-2300:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Wheel project wheel
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.38< 0.38.10.38.1

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • python-ciscoconfparseopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 1.7.7-1.1
  • python-pipUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm4
  • python-pipUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm3
  • python-pipUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 22.0.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
  • python-pipUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 20.0.2-5ubuntu1.8
  • python-pipUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.7
  • python-wheelSUSE:Manager Server 4.2all versions · fixed in 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
  • python-wheelSUSE:Manager Proxy 4.2all versions · fixed in 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1

44 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-40898 Red Hat Product Security18 products fixed · 37 known affected

    python-wheel: remote attackers can cause denial of service via attacker controlled input to wheel cli

    python3-wheel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · python-wheel.src (python27:2.7) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · python-wheel.src (python36:3.6) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · +34 more

  • RHSA-2024:10761 Red Hat Product Security9 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: rhc-worker-playbook security update

  • RHSA-2023:6793 Red Hat Product Security6 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-python38-python security update

  • RHSA-2023:6712 Red Hat Product Security3 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: python-wheel security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Wheel project wheel to 0.38.1
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:10761 · 9 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  3. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-40898 · 1 productOut of support scope
  4. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-40898 · 36 productsWill not fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2022-12-23
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-qwmp-2cf2-g9g6

Frequently asked questions

What is 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.

Is CVE-2022-40898 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-40898, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-40898?

CVE-2022-40898 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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