SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : python-scipy (SUSE-SU-2023:3272-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 179719

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:3272-1 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, python3-scipy-gnu-hpc and / or python3-scipy_1_3_3-gnu-hpc packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 179719

File Name: suse_SU-2023-3272-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 8/12/2023

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: 4.9

Percentile: 57.58

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, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-scipy-gnu-hpc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-scipy, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-scipy_1_3_3-gnu-hpc

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: 8/11/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/5/2023

Reference Information

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

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2023:3272-1

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