MiracleLinux 7 : rh-python38 (AXSA:2021-2383:01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 294617

Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2021-2383:01 advisory.

* python-cryptography: Bleichenbacher timing oracle attack against RSA decryption (CVE-2020-25659)
* python: Unsafe use of eval() on data retrieved via HTTP in the test suite (CVE-2020-27619)
* python-lxml: mXSS due to the use of improper parser (CVE-2020-27783)
* python-jinja2: ReDoS vulnerability due to the sub-pattern (CVE-2020-28493)
* python-cryptography: Large inputs for symmetric encryption can trigger integer overflow leading to buffer overflow (CVE-2020-36242)
* python: Stack-based buffer overflow in PyCArg_repr in _ctypes/callproc.c (CVE-2021-3177)
* python: Information disclosure via pydoc (CVE-2021-3426)
* python-babel: Relative path traversal allows attacker to load arbitrary locale files and execute arbitrary code (CVE-2021-20095)
* python: Web cache poisoning via urllib.parse.parse_qsl and urllib.parse.parse_qs by using a semicolon in query parameters (CVE-2021-23336)
* python-lxml: Missing input sanitization for formaction HTML5 attributes may lead to XSS (CVE-2021-28957)
* python-ipaddress: Improper input validation of octal strings (CVE-2021-29921)
* python-urllib3: ReDoS in the parsing of authority part of URL (CVE-2021-33503)
* python-pip: Incorrect handling of unicode separators in git references (CVE-2021-3572)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux 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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 294617

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2021-2383.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Miracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 1/20/2026

Updated: 1/20/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3177

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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: 8.8

Threat Score: 7.8

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-36242

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-rpm-macros, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-lxml, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-debug, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-idle, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-pip-wheel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-srpm-macros, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-test, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-jinja2, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-libs, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-pip, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-cryptography, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-urllib3, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-babel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-devel

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/24/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/22/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-25659, CVE-2020-27619, CVE-2020-27783, CVE-2020-28493, CVE-2020-36242, CVE-2021-23336, CVE-2021-28957, CVE-2021-29921, CVE-2021-3177, CVE-2021-33503, CVE-2021-3426, CVE-2021-3572

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