SUSE SLED12: libpython2_7-1_0 / libpython2_7-1_0-32bit / python / python-32bit / etc (SUSE-SU-2023:4001-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 182742

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED12 / SLED_SAP12 / SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:4001-1 advisory.

- CVE-2022-48566: Constant-time-defeating optimisations were possible in the accumulator variable in hmac.compare_digest. (bsc#1214691)
- CVE-2022-48565: Fixed an XXE in the plistlib module. (bsc#1214685)

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 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1214685

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1214691

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48565

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48566

http://www.nessus.org/u?f8fe8cc6

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 182742

File Name: suse_SU-2023-4001-1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/7/2023

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: 57.12

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-2022-48565

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: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpython2_7-1_0-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-curses, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-demo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-doc, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-doc-pdf, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpython2_7-1_0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-base-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-gdbm, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-idle, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-tk, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-xml

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: 10/6/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48565, CVE-2022-48566

IAVA: 2023-A-0442-S

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2023:4001-1