CVE-2022-40898

Upstream information

CVE-2022-40898 at MITRE

Description

An issue discovered in Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) Wheel 0.37.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via attacker controlled input to wheel cli.

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SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v3 Scores

	National Vulnerability Database	SUSE
Base Score	7.5	4.3
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector	Network	Network
Attack Complexity	Low	Low
Privileges Required	None	None
User Interaction	None	Required
Scope	Unchanged	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact	None	None
Integrity Impact	None	None
Availability Impact	High	Low
CVSSv3 Version	3.1	3.1

SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1206670 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

• SUSE-CU-2023:158-1, published Tue Jan 17 08:46:27 UTC 2023
• SUSE-CU-2023:170-1, published Tue Jan 17 09:19:17 UTC 2023
• SUSE-SU-2023:0088-1, published Mon Jan 16 14:17:58 UTC 2023
• SUSE-SU-2023:0088-2, published Thu Mar 9 08:30:03 UTC 2023
• SUSE-SU-2023:0089-1, published Mon Jan 16 14:20:43 UTC 2023

List of released packages

Product(s)	Fixed package version(s)	References
Container bci/python:3.6-42.5 Container suse/389-ds:2.2-36.3 Image SLES15-SP2-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP2-HPC-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP2-SAP-Azure Image SLES15-SP2-SAP-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP3-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP3-HPC-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP3-Manager-4-2-Proxy-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP3-Manager-4-2-Server-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP3-SAP-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP3-SAPCAL-Azure Image SLES15-SP4-Azure-Basic Image SLES15-SP4-Azure-Standard Image SLES15-SP4-HPC Image SLES15-SP4-HPC-Azure Image SLES15-SP5-SAP-Azure	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-BYOS Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-Basic-On-Demand Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-HPC-BYOS Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-HPC-On-Demand Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-SAP-BYOS Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-SAP-On-Demand Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-Standard-On-Demand	python3-wheel >= 0.30.0-2.7.1
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SUSE-CAASP-4.0-2023-88
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP1-2023-88 SUSE-Storage-6-2023-88
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-Storage-7.1-2023-88
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-Storage-7-2023-88
SUSE Liberty Linux 9	python3-wheel >= 0.36.2-8.el9 python3-wheel-wheel >= 0.36.2-8.el9	Patchnames: RHSA-2023:6712
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 SUSE Manager Server 4.3	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2023-88
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 GA python-wheel-0.32.3-150100.6.5.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 GA python3-wheel-0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1 python311-wheel >= 0.42.0-150600.1.2	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 GA python-wheel-0.32.3-150100.6.5.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 GA python3-wheel-0.32.3-150100.6.5.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP6 GA python311-wheel-0.42.0-150600.1.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5	python-wheel >= 0.30.0-2.7.1 python3-wheel >= 0.30.0-2.7.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2023-89
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-LTSS-2023-88
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 SUSE Manager Server 4.0	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP1-2023-88
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP2-LTSS-2023-88
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-ESPOS-2023-88
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2023-88
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 GA python-wheel-0.32.3-150100.6.5.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 GA python3-wheel-0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4	python2-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP4-2023-88
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5	python2-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 GA python-wheel-0.32.3-150100.6.5.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP6	python311-wheel >= 0.42.0-150600.1.2	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP6 GA python311-wheel-0.42.0-150600.1.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-RT-15-SP3-2023-88
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-LTSS-2023-88
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP2-LTSS-2023-88
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP3-LTSS-2023-88
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP1-2023-88 SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2023-88
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP2-2023-88
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP3-2023-88
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.2-2023-88
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.2-2023-88
SUSE Manager Server 4.2	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.2-2023-88
openSUSE Leap 15.4	python3-wheel >= 0.32.3-150100.6.5.1	Patchnames: openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-88
openSUSE Tumbleweed	python310-ciscoconfparse >= 1.7.7-1.1 python310-wheel >= 0.41.2-2.1 python311-wheel >= 0.41.2-2.1 python38-ciscoconfparse >= 1.7.7-1.1 python39-ciscoconfparse >= 1.7.7-1.1 python39-wheel >= 0.41.2-2.1	Patchnames: openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-12645 openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-13214

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First public cloud image revisions this CVE is fixed in:

• microsoft/suse-manager-proxy-4-2-byos-v20230205-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-manager-proxy-4-2-byos-v20230320-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-manager-proxy-4-2-byos-v20230621-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-manager-proxy-4-3-byos-v20230205-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-manager-server-4-2-byos-v20230205-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-manager-server-4-2-byos-v20230320-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-manager-server-4-2-byos-v20230621-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-manager-server-4-3-byos-v20230206-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sle-hpc-12-sp5-byos-v20230417-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sle-hpc-12-sp5-byos-v20230718-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sle-hpc-12-sp5-v20230417-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sle-hpc-15-sp3-byos-v20240206-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sle-hpc-15-sp4-byos-v20230205-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sle-hpc-15-sp4-byos-v20240809-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sle-hpc-15-sp4-v20230205-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sle-hpc-15-sp4-v20230506-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sle-hpc-15-sp5-byos-v20240809-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sle-hpc-15-sp5-v20240809-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-12-sp5-basic-v20230417-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-12-sp5-basic-v20230718-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-12-sp5-byos-v20230321-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-12-sp5-v20230417-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-sapcal-v20240207-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp4-basic-v20230205-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp4-byos-v20230205-arm64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp4-byos-v20230205-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp4-byos-v20230506-arm64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp4-byos-v20230506-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp4-byos-v20240809-arm64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp4-byos-v20240809-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp4-hardened-byos-v20230201-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp4-hardened-byos-v20240809-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp4-sapcal-v20230205-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp4-sapcal-v20240809-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp4-v20230205-arm64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp4-v20230205-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp5-basic-v20240809-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp5-byos-v20240809-arm64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp5-byos-v20240809-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp5-hardened-byos-v20240809-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp5-sapcal-v20240809-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp5-v20240809-arm64
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp5-v20240809-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-12-sp5-byos-v20230321-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-12-sp5-v20230417-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-12-sp5-v20230718-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-15-sp2-byos-v20231214-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-15-sp3-v20231214-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-15-sp4-byos-v20230205-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-15-sp4-byos-v20230506-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-15-sp4-byos-v20240809-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-15-sp4-hardened-byos-v20230219-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-15-sp4-v20230205-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-15-sp4-v20230506-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-15-sp4-v20240809-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-15-sp5-byos-v20240809-x86_64
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-15-sp5-v20240809-x86_64

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Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s)	Source package	State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS	python-wheel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.3	python-wheel	Released
openSUSE Leap 15.5	python-wheel	Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.6	python312-wheel	Already fixed
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2	python-wheel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS	python-wheel	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3	python-wheel	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS	python-wheel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2	python-wheel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3	python-wheel	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2	python-wheel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3	python-wheel	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1	python-wheel	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP2	python-wheel	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP3	python-wheel	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4	python-wheel	Released
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2	python-wheel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3	python-wheel	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15	python-wheel	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS	python-wheel	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15	python-wheel	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP1	python-wheel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP2	python-wheel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP3	python-wheel	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15	python-wheel	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP1	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1	python-wheel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2	python-wheel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4	python-wheel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15	python-wheel	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL	python-wheel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL	python-wheel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL	python-wheel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15	python-wheel	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1	python-wheel	Unsupported
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1	python-wheel	Unsupported
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.0	python-wheel	Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.1	python-wheel	Unsupported
SUSE Manager Server 4.2	python-wheel	Released
openSUSE Leap 15.3	python-wheel	Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4	python-wheel	Released

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SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Dec 23 05:00:04 2022
CVE page last modified: Sat Dec 21 00:12:07 2024