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Alpine: multiple py3-setuptools packages: security update to 70.3.0-r0

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 424408

Description

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

 - A vulnerability in the package_index module of pypa/setuptools versions up to 69.1.1 allows for remote
 code execution via its download functions. These functions, which are used to download packages from URLs
 provided by users or retrieved from package index servers, are susceptible to code injection. If these
 functions are exposed to user-controlled inputs, such as package URLs, they can execute arbitrary commands
 on the system. The issue is fixed in version 70.0. (CVE-2024-6345)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-6345

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 424408

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Published: 4/4/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.88

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-6345

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Threat Score: 4.8

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/15/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-6345