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RockyLinux 9 : python-wheel (RLSA-2023:6712)

high Nessus Plugin ID 323023

Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2023:6712 advisory.

 * python-wheel: remote attackers can cause denial of service via attacker controlled input to wheel cli (CVE-2022-40898)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected python3-wheel and / or python3-wheel-wheel packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2165864

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2023:6712

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 323023

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2023-6712.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 6/26/2026

Updated: 6/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-40898

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-wheel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-wheel-wheel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/22/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-40898