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RockyLinux 8 : python3.12-urllib3 (RLSA-2024:8842)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 210619

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Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2024:8842 advisory.

 * urllib3: proxy-authorization request header is not stripped during cross-origin redirects (CVE-2024-37891)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

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

Solution

Update the affected python3.12-urllib3 package.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2024:8842

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2292788

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 210619

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2024-8842.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 11/8/2024

Updated: 1/8/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, 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:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-37891

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12-urllib3

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/17/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-37891