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Amazon Linux 2 : python38 (ALASPYTHON3.8-2023-005)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 182037

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of python38 installed on the remote host is prior to 3.8.5-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2PYTHON3.8-2023-005 advisory.

 - Python 3.x through 3.9.1 has a buffer overflow in PyCArg_repr in _ctypes/callproc.c, which may lead to remote code execution in certain Python applications that accept floating-point numbers as untrusted input, as demonstrated by a 1e300 argument to c_double.from_param. This occurs because sprintf is used unsafely. (CVE-2021-3177)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update python38' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASPYTHON3.8-2023-005.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2021-3177.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 182037

File Name: al2_ALASPYTHON3_8-2023-005.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/27/2023

Updated: 9/28/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3177

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python38, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python38-debug, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python38-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python38-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python38-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python38-test, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python38-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python38-tools, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/21/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/19/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3177

IAVA: 2021-A-0052-S