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CentOS Linux 7.9 [CIQ] Security Update: python3-setuptools Multiple Vulnerabilities (ciqsa-2026_0731)

high Nessus Plugin ID 354364

Synopsis

The CentOS Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The CentOS Linux 7.9 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ ciqsa-2026_0731 advisory.

 This advisory aggregates security fixes for the python3-setuptools SRPM in CIQ CentOS Bridge 7.9. It addresses 2 CVEs: CVE-2024-6345, CVE-2022-40897.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ 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 python3-setuptools package based on the guidance in CIQ advisory ciqsa-2026_0731.

See Also

https://github.com/ctrliq/advisories

http://www.nessus.org/u?a335c8cc

http://www.nessus.org/u?a8848cce

http://www.nessus.org/u?c150ff78

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 354364

File Name: ciq_centos_7_9_ciqsa-2026_0731.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.88

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-40897

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 7.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-40897, CVE-2024-6345