RHEL 9 : python3.9 (RHSA-2022:8353)

high Nessus Plugin ID 167534

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2022:8353 advisory.

- python: mailcap: findmatch() function does not sanitize the second argument (CVE-2015-20107)

- python: open redirection vulnerability in lib/http/server.py may lead to information disclosure (CVE-2021-28861)

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

http://www.nessus.org/u?1f1eb6cc

http://www.nessus.org/u?76c52a34

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8353

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2054702

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2059951

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2075390

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2120642

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2128249

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 167534

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-8353.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/15/2022

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: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-20107

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-unversioned-command, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-idle, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3.9

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: 11/15/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-20107, CVE-2021-28861

CWE: 601, 77

RHSA: 2022:8353