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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2022-48566: Security patch for python, python38 (Multiple Advisories)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2022-48566: Security patch for python, python38 (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/22/2023
Created
01/11/2024
Added
01/10/2024
Modified
01/23/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in compare_digest in Lib/hmac.py in Python through 3.9.1. Constant-time-defeating optimisations were possible in the accumulator variable in hmac.compare_digest.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python-debug
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python-libs
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python-test
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python-tools
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-debug
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-libs
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-test
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-tkinter
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python38-tools
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tkinter

References

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