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Debian dsa-5938 : python-tornado-doc - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 237913

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5938 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5938-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff June 06, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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 Package : python-tornado CVE ID : CVE-2025-47287

 It was discovered that the Tornado Python web framework performed excessive logging when parsing some multipart/form-data requests, which could result in denial of service.

 For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 6.2.0-3+deb12u2.

 We recommend that you upgrade your python-tornado packages.

 For the detailed security status of python-tornado please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/python-tornado

 Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

 Mailing list: [email protected]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the python-tornado-doc packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?dd335af5

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-47287

https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/python-tornado

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 237913

File Name: debian_DSA-5938.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/6/2025

Updated: 6/6/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-47287

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-tornado, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-tornado-doc

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/6/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/15/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-47287