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Amazon Linux 2023 : python3.11, python3.11-devel, python3.11-idle (ALAS2023-2024-588)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 193440

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-588 advisory.

 - An issue was found in the CPython `zipfile` module affecting versions 3.12.1, 3.11.7, 3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 and prior. The zipfile module is vulnerable to quoted-overlap zip-bombs which exploit the zip format to create a zip-bomb with a high compression ratio. The fixed versions of CPython makes the zipfile module reject zip archives which overlap entries in the archive. (CVE-2024-0450)

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

Solution

Run 'dnf update python3.11 --releasever 2023.4.20240416' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-588.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-0450.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 193440

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2024-588.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/17/2024

Updated: 4/17/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-0450

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3.11, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3.11-debug, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3.11-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3.11-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3.11-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3.11-idle, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3.11-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3.11-test, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3.11-tkinter, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-0450