USN-5817-1: Setuptools vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 22.10
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

• python-setuptools - Python Distutils Enhancements
• setuptools - Python Distutils Enhancements

Details

Sebastian Chnelik discovered that setuptools incorrectly handled
certain regex inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 22.10

• python-setuptools - 44.1.1-1.2ubuntu0.22.10.1
• pypy-setuptools - 44.1.1-1.2ubuntu0.22.10.1
• python3-setuptools - 59.6.0-1.2ubuntu0.22.10.1

Ubuntu 22.04

• python-setuptools - 44.1.1-1.2ubuntu0.22.04.1
• pypy-setuptools - 44.1.1-1.2ubuntu0.22.04.1
• python3-setuptools - 59.6.0-1.2ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04

• python-setuptools - 44.0.0-2ubuntu0.1
• pypy-setuptools - 44.0.0-2ubuntu0.1
• python3-setuptools - 45.2.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04

• python-setuptools - 39.0.1-2ubuntu0.1
• pypy-setuptools - 39.0.1-2ubuntu0.1
• python3-setuptools - 39.0.1-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04

• python-setuptools - 20.7.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• pypy-setuptools - 20.7.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• python3-setuptools - 20.7.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04

• python-setuptools - 3.3-1ubuntu2+esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• python3-setuptools - 3.3-1ubuntu2+esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2022-40897