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openSUSE Security Update : python-python-gnupg (openSUSE-2018-646)

high Nessus Plugin ID 110591

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for python-python-gnupg to version 0.4.3 fixes the following issues :

The following security vulnerabilities were addressed :

 - Sanitize diagnostic output of the original file name in verbose mode (CVE-2018-12020 boo#1096745)

The following other changes were made :

 - Add --no-verbose to the gpg command line, in case verbose is specified is gpg.conf.

 - Add expect_passphrase password for use on GnuPG >= 2.1 when passing passphrase to gpg via pinentry

 - Provide a trust_keys method to allow setting the trust level for keys

 - When the gpg executable is not found, note the path used in the exception message

 - Make error messages more informational

Solution

Update the affected python-python-gnupg packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1096745

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 110591

File Name: openSUSE-2018-646.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/18/2018

Updated: 9/17/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-12020

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-python-gnupg, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python2-python-gnupg

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-12020

IAVA: 2018-A-0193