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Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: python3-jinja2 (crlsa-2021_4161)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 359034

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Synopsis

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

Description

The Rocky Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2021_4161 advisory.

 * python-jinja2: ReDoS vulnerability due to the sub-pattern (CVE-2020-28493)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ 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 based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2021_4161.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4161

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1928707

https://errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2021:4161

http://www.nessus.org/u?5ff38713

http://www.nessus.org/u?e67bba97

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 359034

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2021_4161.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-28493

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 5.5

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:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/1/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-28493