RHEL 7 : python27-python and python27-python-pip (RHSA-2022:1663)

high Nessus Plugin ID 160417

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for python27-python / python27-python-pip.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2022:1663 advisory.

- python: urllib: Regular expression DoS in AbstractBasicAuthHandler (CVE-2021-3733)

- python: urllib: HTTP client possible infinite loop on a 100 Continue response (CVE-2021-3737)

- python: ftplib should not use the host from the PASV response (CVE-2021-4189)

- python: urllib.parse does not sanitize URLs containing ASCII newline and tabs (CVE-2022-0391)

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 RHEL python27-python / python27-python-pip packages based on the guidance in RHSA-2022:1663.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 160417

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-1663.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 5/2/2022

Updated: 4/28/2024

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0391

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:H/A:N

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python27-python, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python27-python-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python27-python-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python27-python-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python27-python-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python27-python-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python27-tkinter

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/2/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/20/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3733, CVE-2021-3737, CVE-2021-4189, CVE-2022-0391

CWE: 252, 400, 74

IAVA: 2021-A-0497-S

RHSA: 2022:1663

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