RHEL 6 : python-imaging (RHSA-2020:0898)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 134832

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2020:0898 advisory.

- python-pillow: improperly restricted operations on memory buffer in libImaging/PcxDecode.c (CVE-2020-5312)

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://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-5312

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0898

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1789533

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 134832

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-0898.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/23/2020

Updated: 5/25/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-5312

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:6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:6.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-imaging, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-imaging-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-imaging-sane, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-imaging-tk

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: 3/18/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/3/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-5312

CWE: 119

RHSA: 2020:0898