SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : python-rsa (SUSE-SU-2021:2008-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 150885

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:2008-1 advisory.

- CVE-2020-13757: Proper handling of leading '\0' bytes during decryption of ciphertext (bsc#1172389)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

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 python2-rsa and / or python3-rsa packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 150885

File Name: suse_SU-2021-2008-1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/21/2021

Updated: 6/25/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-13757

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-rsa, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python2-rsa, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-13757

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2021:2008-1

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