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RockyLinux 8 : python-idna (RLSA-2024:4260)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 235540
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-2024:4260 advisory.* python-idna: potential DoS via resource consumption via specially crafted inputs to idna.encode() (CVE-2024-3651)
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-idna package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 235540
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2024-4260.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 5/7/2025
Updated: 5/7/2025
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-3651
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Threat Score: 5.5
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-idna, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/7/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/11/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-3651