RHEL 7 : python (RHSA-2019:3170)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 130155

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2019:3170 advisory.

- python: Information Disclosure due to urlsplit improper NFKC normalization (CVE-2019-9636)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/172.html

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9636

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3170

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1688543

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 130155

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2019-3170.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/23/2019

Updated: 3/24/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-9636

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:7.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:7.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:7.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tkinter

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/23/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/8/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-9636

BID: 107400

CWE: 172

RHSA: 2019:3170