Python setuptools package_index ReDoS (CVE-2022-40897)
CVE-2022-40897 is a ReDoS flaw in setuptools' package_index.py that can hang CI pipelines when parsing crafted index pages. Here's how to detect and fix it.
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CVE-2022-40897 is a ReDoS flaw in setuptools' package_index.py that can hang CI pipelines when parsing crafted index pages. Here's how to detect and fix it.
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