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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.10 : Python vulnerabilities (USN-7488-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 235360

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7488-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled parsing bracketed hosts. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack. This issue only affected python 2.7 and python3.4 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS; python2.7 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS; python2.7, python3.6, python3.7, and python3.8 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS; python2.7 and python3.9 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS; and python2.7 and python3.11 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-11168)

 It was discovered that Python allowed excessive backtracking while parsing certain tarfile headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected python3.4 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS; python3.6, python3.7, and python3.8 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS; python3.9 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS; and python3.11 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
 (CVE-2024-6232)

 It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled quoted path names when using the venv module. A local attacker able to control virtual environments could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code when the virtual environment is activated. This issue only affected python3.4 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS; python3.6, python3.7, and python3.8 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS; python3.9 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS; python3.11 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS; and python3.13 on Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2024-9287)

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

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 affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7488-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 235360

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7488-1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/6/2025

Updated: 5/6/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-9287

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Threat Score: 2.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-11168

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.13-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.7-examples, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.11, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.13-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython2.7-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:idle-python3.11, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.7-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:idle-python3.7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython2.7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.11-stdlib, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.7-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.4-examples, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.7-stdlib, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.6-testsuite, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.7-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.7-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:idle-python3.4, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.11-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.8, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.7-examples, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.9-testsuite, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.13-stdlib, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.4-stdlib, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.13-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.13-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:idle-python3.9, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.7-testsuite, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.9-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.6-venv, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.4-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.9-full, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.13-testsuite, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython2.7-testsuite, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.9, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.6-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.9-stdlib, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.8-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.4-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.8-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.13-venv, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.11-venv, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.9-venv, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.4-venv, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.9-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.4-testsuite, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.9-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.8-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.13, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.13-examples, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.6-examples, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.13-nopie, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.9-examples, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.11-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.11-testsuite, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.4, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.13-gdbm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:idle-python3.8, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.13-full, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.11-nopie, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.9-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.7-venv, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.6-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.8-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.8-examples, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.11-examples, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.4-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython2.7-stdlib, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.11-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:idle-python3.6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.8-testsuite, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.13-tk, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.4-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.9, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.6-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.13, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:idle-python2.7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython2.7-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.7-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.11-full, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.6-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:idle-python3.13, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.8, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.6-stdlib, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.11, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.4, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.11-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.7-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.8-venv, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.8-stdlib

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/6/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/3/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-11168, CVE-2024-6232, CVE-2024-9287

USN: 7488-1