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CentOS 8 : python36:3.6 (CESA-2021:4150)

high Nessus Plugin ID 155047

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2021:4150 advisory.

 - python-pygments: Infinite loop in SML lexer may lead to DoS (CVE-2021-20270)

 - python-pygments: ReDoS in multiple lexers (CVE-2021-27291)

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/errata/RHSA-2021:4150

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 155047

File Name: centos8_RHSA-2021-4150.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/11/2021

Updated: 11/24/2023

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, 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:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-27291

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:N/I:N/A:H

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:8-stream, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-nose-docs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-pymongo-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-sqlalchemy-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-virtualenv-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-pymysql, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-bson, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-distro, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-docs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-docutils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-nose, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-pygments, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-pymongo, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-pymongo-gridfs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-scipy, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-sqlalchemy, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-virtualenv, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-wheel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-wheel-wheel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python36, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python36-debug, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python36-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python36-rpm-macros

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/17/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-20270, CVE-2021-27291

RHSA: 2021:4150