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RHEL 8 : python-urllib3 (RHSA-2021:1631)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 149706
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for python-urllib3.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2021:1631 advisory.- python-urllib3: CRLF injection via HTTP request method (CVE-2020-26137)
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-urllib3 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2021:1631.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?7b04404d
http://www.nessus.org/u?862005a9
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 149706
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-1631.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 5/19/2021
Updated: 4/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Temporal Score: 4.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-26137
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-urllib3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-urllib3
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: 5/18/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/30/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-26137