RHEL 8 : Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 (python-eventlet) (RHSA-2021:5071)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 156003

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2021:5071 advisory.

- python-eventlet: improper handling of highly compressed data and memory allocation with excessive size allows DoS (CVE-2021-21419)

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-eventlet package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21419

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:5071

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1958407

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 156003

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-5071.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/11/2021

Updated: 5/24/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-21419

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-eventlet, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8

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: 12/9/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/6/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-21419

CWE: 400

RHSA: 2021:5071