openSUSE 15 Security Update : python-scipy (SUSE-SU-2023:2970-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 178806

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote openSUSE 15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:2970-1 advisory.

- CVE-2023-25399: Fixed minor refcounting issue in Py_FindObjects (bsc#1213062).
- CVE-2023-29824: Fixed use-after-free in Py_FindObjects (bsc#1213137).

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

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 python3-scipy_1_2_0-gnu-hpc package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1213062

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1213137

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25399

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-29824

http://www.nessus.org/u?dbcee87a

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 178806

File Name: suse_SU-2023-2970-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/26/2023

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: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-29824

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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: 7/25/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/5/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-25399, CVE-2023-29824

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2023:2970-1