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NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : python3.11 Vulnerability (NS-SA-2026-0034)

high Nessus Plugin ID 304049

Synopsis

The remote NewStart CGSL host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 7.02, has python3.11 packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability:

 - There is a defect in the CPython tarfile module affecting the TarFile extraction and entry enumeration APIs. The tar implementation would process tar archives with negative offsets without error, resulting in an infinite loop and deadlock during the parsing of maliciously crafted tar archives. This vulnerability can be mitigated by including the following patch after importing the tarfile module:
 https://gist.github.com/sethmlarson/1716ac5b82b73dbcbf23ad2eff8b33e1 (CVE-2025-8194)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the vulnerable CGSL python3.11 packages. Note that updated packages may not be available yet. Please contact ZTE for more information.

See Also

https://security.gd-linux.com/notice/NS-SA-2026-0034

https://security.gd-linux.com/info/CVE-2025-8194

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 304049

File Name: newstart_cgsl_NS-SA-2026-0034_python3_11.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 3/28/2026

Updated: 3/28/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-8194

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: p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:python3-core, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:python3-libs-core, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:python3-debug, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:python3-tkinter, cpe:/o:zte:cgsl_main:7, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:python3-idle, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:python3-devel, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:python3, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:python3-libs, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:python-unversioned-command, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:python3-test

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-8194

IAVA: 2026-A-0142