RHEL 7 : rh-python38-python (RHSA-2023:6793)

high Nessus Plugin ID 185367

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for rh-python38-python.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:6793 advisory.

- python: tarfile module directory traversal (CVE-2007-4559)

- pypa-setuptools: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py (CVE-2022-40897)

- python-wheel: remote attackers can cause denial of service via attacker controlled input to wheel cli (CVE-2022-40898)

- python: CPU denial of service via inefficient IDNA decoder (CVE-2022-45061)

- python-cryptography: memory corruption via immutable objects (CVE-2023-23931)

- python: urllib.parse url blocklisting bypass (CVE-2023-24329)

- python-requests: Unintended leak of Proxy-Authorization header (CVE-2023-32681)

- python: TLS handshake bypass (CVE-2023-40217)

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 RHEL rh-python38-python package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:6793.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 185367

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-6793.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 11/8/2023

Updated: 4/28/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2007-4559

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:H/A:N

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-24329

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-cryptography, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-idle, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-pip, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-pip-wheel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-requests, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-rpm-macros, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-setuptools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-setuptools-wheel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-srpm-macros, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-wheel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-wheel-wheel

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/27/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4559, CVE-2022-40897, CVE-2022-40898, CVE-2022-45061, CVE-2023-23931, CVE-2023-24329, CVE-2023-32681, CVE-2023-40217

CWE: 185, 20, 22, 305, 400, 402, 754

RHSA: 2023:6793

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