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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-29824
critical Nessus Plugin ID 226717
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Synopsis
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.Description
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.- A use-after-free issue was discovered in Py_FindObjects() function in SciPy versions prior to 1.8.0. NOTE:
the vendor and discoverer indicate that this is not a security issue. (CVE-2023-29824)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.
Solution
There is no known solution at this time.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 226717
File Name: unpatched_CVE_2023_29824.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 3/5/2025
Updated: 8/20/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-29824
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:scipy, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:scipy, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:scipy, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3.11-scipy, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3.11-scipy
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/6/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-29824