RLSA-2024:5531
Important: python3.12-setuptools security update
Topic
An update is available for python3.12-setuptools.
This update affects Rocky Linux 8.
A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE list
Description
Setuptools is a collection of enhancements to the Python 3 distutils that allow you to more easily build and distribute Python 3 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.
Security Fix(es):
* pypa/setuptools: Remote code execution via download functions in the package_index module in pypa/setuptools (CVE-2024-6345)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Rocky Linux 8
SRPMs
- python3.12-setuptools-0:68.2.2-4.el8_10.src.rpm
RPMs
- python3.12-setuptools-0:68.2.2-4.el8_10.noarch.rpm
- python3.12-setuptools-wheel-0:68.2.2-4.el8_10.noarch.rpm
Issued: 8/21/2024
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Affected Product
- Rocky Linux 8
Fixes
References
- No references