Google: dev-python/cryptography: security update to 18106.0.0

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 450516

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- cryptography is a package designed to expose cryptographic primitives and recipes to Python developers.
Calling `load_pem_pkcs7_certificates` or `load_der_pkcs7_certificates` could lead to a NULL-pointer
dereference and segfault. Exploitation of this vulnerability poses a serious risk of Denial of Service
(DoS) for any application attempting to deserialize a PKCS7 blob/certificate. The consequences extend to
potential disruptions in system availability and stability. This vulnerability has been patched in version
41.0.6. (CVE-2023-49083)

Solution

Update the dev-python/cryptography library and its related packages to version 18106.0.0 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 450516

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Family: Google COS Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 93.48

Vendor

Vendor Severity: HIGH

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-49083

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-49083

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