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RHEL 8 : python3 (RHSA-2024:0586)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 189784

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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-2024:0586 advisory.

 - 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-2024:0586.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?181a1bb7

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2196183

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249750

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249755

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0586

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 189784

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-0586.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/30/2024

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: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-27043

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8, 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: 1/30/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/31/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48560, CVE-2022-48564, CVE-2023-27043

CWE: 20, 400, 416

RHSA: 2024:0586