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RHEL 8 : python-setuptools (RHSA-2023:0835)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 171727
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for python-setuptools.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:0835 advisory.- pypa-setuptools: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py (CVE-2022-40897)
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 RHEL python-setuptools package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:0835.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?2c221fa6
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 171727
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-0835.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 2/21/2023
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: 5.4
Temporal Score: 4.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-40897
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:platform-python-setuptools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-setuptools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-setuptools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-setuptools-wheel
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: 2/21/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-40897