Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
Description
This update for python fixes the following issues :
buffer overflow in PyCArg_repr in _ctypes/callproc.c, which may lead to remote code execution (bsc#1181126, CVE-2021-3177).
Provide the newest setuptools wheel (bsc#1176262, CVE-2019-20916) in their correct form (bsc#1180686).
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.0-2021-355=1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.0-2021-355=1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.0-2021-355=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2021-355=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-2021-355=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-355=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-BCL-2021-355=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-2021-355=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP3 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP3-2021-355=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP2 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP2-2021-355=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP3 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP3-2021-355=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP2 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP2-2021-355=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-355=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-355=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-355=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-ESPOS-2021-355=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2021-355=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2021-355=1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-6-2021-355=1
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 :
To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. I will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.
Plugin Details
File Name: suse_SU-2021-0355-1.nasl
Agent: unix
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpython2_7, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-base-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-base-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-curses, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-curses-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-gdbm, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-gdbm-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-tk, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-tk-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-xml, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-xml-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/9/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2020