RHEL 7 : rh-python38 (RHSA-2021:3254)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 152781
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2021:3254 advisory.- python-cryptography: Bleichenbacher timing oracle attack against RSA decryption (CVE-2020-25659)
- python: Unsafe use of eval() on data retrieved via HTTP in the test suite (CVE-2020-27619)
- python-lxml: mXSS due to the use of improper parser (CVE-2020-27783)
- python-jinja2: ReDoS vulnerability due to the sub-pattern (CVE-2020-28493)
- python-cryptography: Large inputs for symmetric encryption can trigger integer overflow leading to buffer overflow (CVE-2020-36242)
- python-babel: Relative path traversal allows attacker to load arbitrary locale files and execute arbitrary code (CVE-2021-20095)
- python: Web cache poisoning via urllib.parse.parse_qsl and urllib.parse.parse_qs by using a semicolon in query parameters (CVE-2021-23336)
- python-lxml: Missing input sanitization for formaction HTML5 attributes may lead to XSS (CVE-2021-28957)
- python-ipaddress: Improper input validation of octal strings (CVE-2021-29921)
- python: Stack-based buffer overflow in PyCArg_repr in _ctypes/callproc.c (CVE-2021-3177)
- python-urllib3: ReDoS in the parsing of authority part of URL (CVE-2021-33503)
- python: Information disclosure via pydoc (CVE-2021-3426)
- python-pip: Incorrect handling of unicode separators in git references (CVE-2021-3572)
- python: urllib: Regular expression DoS in AbstractBasicAuthHandler (CVE-2021-3733)
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/20.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/95.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/120.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/190.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/385.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/444.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25659
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27619
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27783
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-28493
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-36242
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3177
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3426
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3572
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3733
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20095
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23336
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-28957
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29921
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-33503
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3254
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1889886
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1889988
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1901633
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1918168
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1926226
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1928707
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1928904
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1935913
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1941534
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1955615
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1957458
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1962856
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 152781
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-3254.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/24/2021
Updated: 1/26/2022
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3177
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
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: E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-babel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-cryptography, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-idle, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-jinja2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-lxml, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-pip, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-pip-wheel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-rpm-macros, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-srpm-macros, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-urllib3
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: 8/24/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/22/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-25659, CVE-2020-27619, CVE-2020-27783, CVE-2020-28493, CVE-2020-36242, CVE-2021-3177, CVE-2021-3426, CVE-2021-3572, CVE-2021-20095, CVE-2021-23336, CVE-2021-28957, CVE-2021-29921, CVE-2021-33503