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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.827621
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora: Security Advisory for python-setuptools (FEDORA-2023-60e2b22be0)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-setuptools'; package(s) announced via the FEDORA-2023-60e2b22be0 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-setuptools'
package(s) announced via the FEDORA-2023-60e2b22be0 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Setuptools is a collection of enhancements to the Python distutils that allow
you to more easily build and distribute Python packages, especially ones that
have dependencies on other packages.

This package also contains the runtime components of setuptools, necessary to
execute the software that requires pkg_resources.

Affected Software/OS:
'python-setuptools' package(s) on Fedora 37.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.4

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-40897
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ADES3NLOE5QJKBLGNZNI2RGVOSQXA37R/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YNA2BAH2ACBZ4TVJZKFLCR7L23BG5C3H/
https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/blob/fe8a98e696241487ba6ac9f91faa38ade939ec5d/setuptools/package_index.py#L200
https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/commit/43a9c9bfa6aa626ec2a22540bea28d2ca77964be
https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/
https://pyup.io/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-40897/52495/
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