TencentOS Server 3: python-pip (TSSA-2022:0103)

high Nessus Plugin ID 238916

Synopsis

The remote TencentOS Server 3 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 3 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TSSA-2022:0103 advisory.

Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

CVE-2018-18074:
The Requests package before 2.20.0 for Python sends an HTTP Authorization header to an http URI upon receiving a same-hostname https-to-http redirect, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover credentials by sniffing the network.

CVE-2021-3572:
A flaw was found in python-pip in the way it handled Unicode separators in git references. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to install a different revision on a repository. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity. This is fixed in python-pip version 21.1.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux 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://mirrors.tencent.com/tlinux/errata/tssa-20220103.xml

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-18074

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3572

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 238916

File Name: tencentos_TSSA_2022_0103.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 6/16/2025

Updated: 6/16/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:tencent:tencentos_server:3, p-cpe:/a:tencent:tencentos_server:python-pip

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/etc/os-release, Host/TencentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/4/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/4/2022