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Echo: numpy: security update to 1.19.0

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 465886

Description

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

 - Buffer overflow in the array_from_pyobj function of fortranobject.c in NumPy < 1.19, which allows
 attackers to conduct a Denial of Service attacks by carefully constructing an array with negative values.
 NOTE: The vendor does not agree this is a vulnerability; the negative dimensions can only be created by an
 already privileged user (or internally) (CVE-2021-41496)

Solution

Update the numpy library and its related packages to version 1.19.0 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2021-41496

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 465886

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-41496

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/17/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-41496