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PYSEC-2022-43017

Quick fix

PYSEC-2022-43017 — wheel: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

pip install --upgrade 'wheel>=0.38.1'

Details

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version of the package you're using.

Affected packages

PyPI/wheel

Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 0.38.1

Fixpip install --upgrade 'wheel>=0.38.1'

References

https://pypi.org/project/wheel/[PACKAGE]
https://github.com/pypa/wheel/blob/main/src/wheel/wheelfile.py#L18[WEB]
https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/[EVIDENCE]
https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/[ADVISORY]
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qwmp-2cf2-g9g6[ADVISORY]