openSUSE Security Update : python3 (openSUSE-2018-1001)

high Nessus Plugin ID 117516

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for python3 provides the following fixes :

These security issues were fixed :

- CVE-2018-1061: Prevent catastrophic backtracking in the difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method. An attacker could have used this flaw to cause denial of service (bsc#1088004).

- CVE-2018-1060: Prevent catastrophic backtracking in pop3lib's apop() method. An attacker could have used this flaw to cause denial of service (bsc#1088009).

These non-security issues were fixed :

- Sort files and directories when creating tarfile archives so that they are created in a more predictable way. (bsc#1086001)

- Add -fwrapv to OPTS (bsc#1107030)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected python3 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 117516

File Name: openSUSE-2018-1001.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 9/17/2018

Updated: 8/7/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, 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:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1061

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:N/A:H

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-curses-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-base-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-tk, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-base-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-dbm-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-doc-pdf, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-tools, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-base-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpython3_4m1_0-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-base-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpython3_4m1_0-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-curses, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpython3_4m1_0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-devel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-testsuite, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-tk-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-testsuite-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-idle, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-dbm, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpython3_4m1_0-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-debuginfo-32bit

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1060, CVE-2018-1061

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