SUSE SLES12: python-numpy_1_13_3-gnu-hpc / python-numpy_1_13_3-gnu-hpc-devel / etc (SUSE-SU-2022:0206-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 157202

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:0206-1 advisory.

- CVE-2021-33430: Fixed buffer overflow that could lead to DoS in PyArray_NewFromDescr_int function of ctors.c (bsc#1193913).
- CVE-2021-41496: Fixed buffer overflow that could lead to DoS in array_from_pyobj function of fortranobject.c (bsc#1193907).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1193907

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1193913

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-33430

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-41496

http://www.nessus.org/u?3aba0b49

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 157202

File Name: suse_SU-2022-0206-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/28/2022

Updated: 6/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, tenable_cloud_security, tenable_self_hosted_container_security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-33430

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-41496

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Threat Score: 5.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-numpy-gnu-hpc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python2-numpy-gnu-hpc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python2-numpy-gnu-hpc-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-numpy_1_13_3-gnu-hpc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-numpy_1_13_3-gnu-hpc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-numpy-gnu-hpc-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-numpy_1_13_3-gnu-hpc-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-numpy_1_13_3-gnu-hpc-devel

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/27/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/17/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-33430, CVE-2021-41496

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:0206-1