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GLSA-202401-01 : Joblib: Arbitrary Code Execution

critical Nessus Plugin ID 187417

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Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202401-01 (Joblib: Arbitrary Code Execution)

 - The package joblib from 0 and before 1.2.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via the pre_dispatch flag in Parallel() class due to the eval() statement. (CVE-2022-21797)

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

Solution

All Joblib users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose >=dev-python/joblib-1.2.0

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-01

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=873151

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 187417

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202401-01.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Published: 1/2/2024

Updated: 1/2/2024

Supported Sensors: 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-2022-21797

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:gentoo:linux:joblib, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/2/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/26/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-21797