RockyLinux 8 : python-jinja2 (RLSA-2025:3388)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 243124

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-2025:3388 advisory.

* jinja2: Jinja sandbox breakout through attr filter selecting format method (CVE-2025-27516)

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-jinja2 package.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2025:3388

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2350190

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 243124

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2025-3388.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 7/30/2025

Updated: 7/30/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-27516

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Threat Score: 2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-jinja2

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/5/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-27516