Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.5821.3
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5821-3)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-pip' package(s) announced via the USN-5821-3 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-pip' package(s) announced via the USN-5821-3 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: USN-5821-1 fixed a vulnerability in wheel and pip. Unfortunately, it was missing a commit to fix it properly in pip. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Sebastian Chnelik discovered that wheel incorrectly handled certain file names when validated against a regex expression. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Affected Software/OS: 'python-pip' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-40898 https://github.com/pypa/wheel/blob/main/src/wheel/wheelfile.py#L18 https://pypi.org/project/wheel/ https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/
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