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Fedora 18 : python-backports-ssl_match_hostname-3.4.0.2-1.fc18 (2013-20200)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 70776

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Fixes issue raised in this upstream bug report:
http://bugs.python.org/issue17997#msg194950

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected python-backports-ssl_match_hostname package.

See Also

https://bugs.python.org/issue17997#msg194950

http://www.nessus.org/u?be863e91

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 70776

File Name: fedora_2013-20200.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/7/2013

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:18, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:python-backports-ssl_match_hostname

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/29/2013

Reference Information

BID: 59877

FEDORA: 2013-20200