RHEL 8 : python-jinja2 (RHSA-2019:1152)

high Nessus Plugin ID 125011

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for python-jinja2.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2019:1152 advisory.

The python-jinja2 package contains Jinja2, a template engine written in pure Python. Jinja2 provides a Django inspired non-XML syntax but supports inline expressions and an optional sandboxed environment.

Security Fix(es):

* python-jinja2: str.format_map allows sandbox escape (CVE-2019-10906)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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 RHEL python-jinja2 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2019:1152.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 125011

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2019-1152.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 5/14/2019

Updated: 11/6/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-10906

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-jinja2, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-jinja2

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-10906

CWE: 138

RHSA: 2019:1152

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