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RHEL 8 : python3 (RHSA-2024:0430)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 189538
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for python3.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:0430 advisory.- python: tarfile module directory traversal (CVE-2007-4559)
- python: int() type in PyLong_FromString() does not limit amount of digits converting text to int leading to DoS (CVE-2020-10735)
- python: CPU denial of service via inefficient IDNA decoder (CVE-2022-45061)
- python: use after free in heappushpop() of heapq module (CVE-2022-48560)
- python: DoS when processing malformed Apple Property List files in binary format (CVE-2022-48564)
- python: Parsing errors in email/_parseaddr.py lead to incorrect value in email address part of tuple (CVE-2023-27043)
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 python3 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:0430.See Also
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249750
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249755
http://www.nessus.org/u?c256284d
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1834423
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2144072
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2196183
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 189538
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-0430.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/25/2024
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: 4.4
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: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-27043
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:platform-python, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:platform-python-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:platform-python-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-idle, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-tkinter
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: 1/25/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/27/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-4559, CVE-2020-10735, CVE-2022-45061, CVE-2022-48560, CVE-2022-48564, CVE-2023-27043