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Oracle Linux 8 : python-pip (ELSA-2021-4455)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 155404

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2021-4455 advisory.

 - A flaw was found in python-pip in the way it handled Unicode separators in git references. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to install a different revision on a repository. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity. This is fixed in python-pip version 21.1. (CVE-2021-3572)

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 platform-python-pip, python3-pip and / or python3-pip-wheel packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-4455.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 155404

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2021-4455.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/17/2021

Updated: 11/18/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3572

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.7

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:platform-python-pip, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-pip, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-pip-wheel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/16/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/9/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3572