Bug 2165866 (CVE-2022-40899) - CVE-2022-40899 python-future: remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted Set-Cookie header from malicious web server
Summary: CVE-2022-40899 python-future: remote attackers can cause denial of service vi...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2022-40899
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 2166186 2166187 2166188 2166681 2168176 2168177 2168178 2168179 2218955
Blocks: 2165868
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Reported: 2023-01-31 10:15 UTC by Dhananjay Arunesh
Modified: 2023-11-08 14:17 UTC (History)
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A denial of service flaw was found in Python Charmers Future. This flaw allows an attacker to send a specially crafted Set-Cookie header in an HTTP request, resulting in a loss of system availability.
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Last Closed: 2023-05-03 21:12:58 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:2101 0 None None None 2023-05-03 14:56:01 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:4466 0 None None None 2023-08-03 13:30:19 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:6818 0 None None None 2023-11-08 14:17:19 UTC

Description Dhananjay Arunesh 2023-01-31 10:15:56 UTC 
An issue discovered in Python Charmers Future 0.18.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted Set-Cookie header from malicious web server.

References:
https://pypi.org/project/future/
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/17157
https://github.com/PythonCharmers/python-future/blob/master/src/future/backports/http/cookiejar.py#L215
https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/
Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2023-05-03 14:55:58 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  RHUI 4 for RHEL 8

Via RHSA-2023:2101 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2101
Comment 7 Product Security DevOps Team 2023-05-03 21:12:54 UTC 
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-40899
Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2023-08-03 13:30:16 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8

Via RHSA-2023:4466 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4466
Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2023-11-08 14:17:16 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8

Via RHSA-2023:6818 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6818
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