CentOS 8 : python3 (CESA-2024:0114)

high Nessus Plugin ID 187871

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2024:0114 advisory.

- A use-after-free exists in Python through 3.9 via heappushpop in heapq. (CVE-2022-48560)

- read_ints in plistlib.py in Python through 3.9.1 is vulnerable to a potential DoS attack via CPU and RAM exhaustion when processing malformed Apple Property List files in binary format. (CVE-2022-48564)

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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0114

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 187871

File Name: centos8_RHSA-2024-0114.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/10/2024

Updated: 2/8/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-48564

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:N/A:H

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-48560

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:platform-python, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:platform-python-debug, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-test, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-tkinter, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8-stream, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-idle, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:platform-python-devel

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/31/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48560, CVE-2022-48564

RHSA: 2024:0114