SUSE SLES12: libpython3_6m1_0 / libpython3_6m1_0-32bit / python36 / etc (SUSE-SU-2023:0616-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 172096

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:0616-1 advisory.

- CVE-2022-45061: Fixed DoS when IDNA decodes extremely long domain names (bsc#1205244).

Bugfixes:

- Solve a program error in the Python Garbage Collection. (bsc#1188607)
- Fixed issue where email.generator.py replaces a non-existent header (bsc#1208443).

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

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 affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 172096

File Name: suse_SU-2023-0616-1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 3/4/2023

Updated: 6/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 95.09

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:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpython3_6m1_0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpython3_6m1_0-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python36-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python36, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python36-base

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: 3/3/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/8/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-45061

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

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2023:0616-1

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