openSUSE Security Update : python-PyYAML (openSUSE-2020-630)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 136456

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for python-PyYAML fixes the following issues :

- CVE-2020-1747: Fixed an arbitrary code execution when YAML files are parsed by FullLoader (bsc#1165439).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected python-PyYAML packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1165439

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 136456

File Name: openSUSE-2020-630.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/11/2020

Updated: 3/13/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-1747

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:novell:opensuse:python-pyyaml-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python2-pyyaml-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-pyyaml-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-pyyaml, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python2-pyyaml, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-pyyaml-debuginfo

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/8/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/24/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-1747

IAVA: 2021-A-0463