CentOS 8 : python-urllib3 (CESA-2021:1631)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 149747

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CESA-2021:1631 advisory.

- python-urllib3: CRLF injection via HTTP request method (CVE-2020-26137)

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 python3-urllib3 package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1631

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 149747

File Name: centos8_RHSA-2021-1631.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/19/2021

Updated: 6/2/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-26137

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:8-stream, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-urllib3

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/30/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-26137

RHSA: 2021:1631