A vulnerability has been found in the CPython `venv` module and CLI where path names provided when creating a virtual environment were not quoted properly, allowing the creator to inject commands into virtual environment "activation" scripts (ie "source venv/bin/activate"). This means that attacker-controlled virtual environments are able to run commands when the virtual environment is activated. Virtual environments which are not created by an attacker or which aren't activated before being used (ie "./venv/bin/python") are not affected.

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7116-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled quoting path names when using the venv module. A local     attacker able to control virtual environments could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code when     the virtual environment is activated.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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

The remote Fedora 41 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-126c4f06a8 advisory.

    Security fix for CVE-2024-9287 (rhbz#2321659)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

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

The remote Fedora 40 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-c8cc025262 advisory.

    Security fix for CVE-2024-9287 (rhbz#2321659)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

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

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3958-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2024-9287: Fixed quoted path names provided when creating a virtual environment (bsc#1232241).

    Bug fixes:

    - Drop .pyc files from docdir for reproducible builds (bsc#1230906).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

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

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3959-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2024-9287: Fixed quoted path names provided when creating a virtual environment (bsc#1232241).

    Bug fixes:

    - Drop .pyc files from docdir for reproducible builds (bsc#1230906).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

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

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3957-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2024-9287: Fixed quoted path names provided when creating a virtual environment (bsc#1232241).

    Bug fixes:

    - Drop .pyc files from docdir for reproducible builds (bsc#1230906).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

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

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2024:3944-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2024-9287: Fixed quoted path names provided when creating a virtual environment (bsc#1232241).

    Bug fixes:

    - Drop .pyc files from docdir for reproducible builds (bsc#1230906).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

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

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3945-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2024-9287: Fixed quoted path names provided when creating a virtual environment (bsc#1232241).

    Bug fixes:

    - Drop .pyc files from docdir for reproducible builds (bsc#1230906).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

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

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2024:3929-1 advisory.

    Security fixes:

    - CVE-2024-9287: properly quote path names provided when creating a virtual environment (bsc#1232241)

    Other fixes:

    - Drop .pyc files from docdir for reproducible builds (bsc#1230906)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

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

The remote openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2024:3924-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2024-9287: Fixed quoted path names provided when creating a virtual environment (bsc#1232241).

    Bug fixes:

    - Drop .pyc files from docdir for reproducible builds (bsc#1230906).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

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

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3879-1 advisory.

    Security fixes:

    - CVE-2024-9287: properly quote path names provided when creating a virtual environment (bsc#1232241)

    Other fixes:

    - Drop .pyc files from docdir for reproducible builds (bsc#1230906)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
211586	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : Python vulnerability (USN-7116-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
211147	Fedora 41 : python3.6 (2024-126c4f06a8)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
210937	Fedora 40 : python3.6 (2024-c8cc025262)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
210713	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : python311 (SUSE-SU-2024:3958-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
210709	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : python312 (SUSE-SU-2024:3959-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
210706	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : python311 (SUSE-SU-2024:3957-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
210581	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : python3 (SUSE-SU-2024:3944-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
210580	SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : python39 (SUSE-SU-2024:3945-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
210471	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : python36 (SUSE-SU-2024:3929-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
210466	openSUSE 15 Security Update : python310 (SUSE-SU-2024:3924-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
210114	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : python3 (SUSE-SU-2024:3879-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium

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