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RHEL 9 : python3.9 (RHSA-2023:0953)

high Nessus Plugin ID 171974

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for python3.9.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:0953 advisory.

 - python: CPU denial of service via inefficient IDNA decoder (CVE-2022-45061)

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 python3.9 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:0953.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?5b1de9cb

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

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2144072

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0953

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 171974

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-0953.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/28/2023

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: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-45061

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:N/A:H

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: 2/28/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/8/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-45061

CWE: 400

IAVA: 2022-A-0467-S, 2023-A-0061-S

RHSA: 2023:0953