Medium severity · published Aug 22, 2023
CVE-2022-48566
An issue was discovered in compare_digest in Lib/hmac.py in Python through 3.9.1
5.9
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in compare_digest in Lib/hmac.py in Python through 3.9.1. Constant-time-defeating optimisations were possible in the accumulator variable in hmac.compare_digest.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 70% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AI
Active IQ Unified Manager · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CS
Converged Systems Advisor Agent · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
PY
Python · Python
before 3.6.13; 3.7.0 before 3.7.10; 3.8.0 before 3.8.7; 3.9.0 before 3.9.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48566
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48566
Exploit
https://bugs.python.org/issue40791
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00022.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00017.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0013/
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