Oracle Linux 8 : python3 (ELSA-2019-0997)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 127576

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2019-0997 advisory.

[3.6.8-2.0.1]
- Add Oracle Linux distribution in platform.py [Orabug: 20812544]

[3.6.8-2]
- Security fix for CVE-2019-9636 (rhbz#1693973)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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 affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 127576

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2019-0997.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 8/12/2019

Updated: 10/23/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2019-9636

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-test, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:platform-python, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:platform-python-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-idle, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:platform-python-debug

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/1/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/8/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-9636

RHSA: 2019:0997

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