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SUSE SLES15: python3-setuptools / python3-setuptools-test / etc (SUSE-SU-2025:01715-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 237443

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:01715-1 advisory.

 - CVE-2025-47273: path traversal in PackageIndex.download may lead to an arbitrary file write (bsc#1243313).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE 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-setuptools, python3-setuptools-test and / or python3-setuptools-wheel packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1243313

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2025-May/039372.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-47273

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 237443

File Name: suse_SU-2025-01715-1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/29/2025

Updated: 6/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.88

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-47273

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 7.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-setuptools-wheel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-setuptools, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-setuptools-test

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/27/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/17/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-47273

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2025:01715-1