Photon OS 3.0: Python3 PHSA-2022-3.0-0349

medium Nessus Plugin ID 156590

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the python3 package has been released.

- There's a flaw in Python 3's pydoc. A local or adjacent attacker who discovers or is able to convince another local or adjacent user to start a pydoc server could access the server and use it to disclose sensitive information belonging to the other user that they would not normally be able to access. The highest risk of this flaw is to data confidentiality. This flaw affects Python versions before 3.8.9, Python versions before 3.9.3 and Python versions before 3.10.0a7. (CVE-2021-3426)

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 156590

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2022-3_0-0349_python3.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Family: PhotonOS Local Security Checks

Published: 1/10/2022

Updated: 11/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.7

Temporal Score: 2.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3426

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.7

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:python3, cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:3.0

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3426

IAVA: 2021-A-0263-S

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