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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-48566

An issue was discovered in compare_digest in Lib/hmac.py in Python through 3.9.1.

MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 1.30%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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 3.1
5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.30% probability · 69th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-362
Affected
python/python · debian/debian linux · netapp/active iq unified manager · netapp/converged systems advisor agent
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.