High severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 22, 2022· Updated Apr 15, 2025
CVE-2022-40898
CVE-2022-40898
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
wheelPyPI | < 0.38.1 | 0.38.1 |
Affected products
26- Python Packaging Authority (PyPA)/Wheeldescription
- ghsa-coords25 versionspkg:pypi/wheelpkg:rpm/almalinux/python3-wheelpkg:rpm/almalinux/python3-wheel-wheelpkg:rpm/opensuse/python-ciscoconfparse&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/python-wheel&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206pkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207pkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2012pkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.2pkg:rpm/suse/python-wheel&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.2
< 0.38.1+ 24 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1:0.36.2-8.el9
- (no CPE)range: < 1:0.36.2-8.el9
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.7-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.30.0-2.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- github.com/advisories/GHSA-qwmp-2cf2-g9g6ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40898ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/wheel/PYSEC-2022-43017.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/pypa/wheel/blob/main/src/wheel/wheelfile.pyghsaWEB
- pypi.org/project/wheelghsaWEB
- pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packagesghsaWEB
- pyup.io/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-40898/51499ghsaWEB
- pypi.org/project/wheel/mitre
- pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/mitre
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