Fedora 22 : python-requests-2.5.3-2.fc22 / python-urllib3-1.10.2-1.fc22 (2015-4076)

high Nessus Plugin ID 81992

Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Backport of patch to not ascribe cookies to the target domain.
https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests/commit/3bd8afbff29e50b38f889b 2f688785a669b9aafc http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/14/4

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected python-requests and / or python-urllib3 packages.

See Also

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/14/4

http://www.nessus.org/u?c5411e74

http://www.nessus.org/u?78642937

http://www.nessus.org/u?549f4977

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 81992

File Name: fedora_2015-4076.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/23/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:python-requests, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:python-urllib3, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:22

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/18/2015

Reference Information

FEDORA: 2015-4076