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openSUSE Security Update : python-ipaddress (openSUSE-2020-989)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 138752

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for python-ipaddress fixes the following issues :

 - Add CVE-2020-14422-ipaddress-hash-collision.patch fixing CVE-2020-14422 (bsc#1173274, bpo#41004), where hash collisions in IPv4Interface and IPv6Interface could lead to DOS.

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

Solution

Update the affected python-ipaddress package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1173274

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 138752

File Name: openSUSE-2020-989.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/20/2020

Updated: 2/19/2021

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: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-14422

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-ipaddress, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/18/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-14422

IAVA: 2020-A-0340-S