openSUSE 15 Security Update : python (openSUSE-SU-2021:1418-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 154765

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2021:1418-1 advisory.

- Denial of service when identifying crafted invalid RFCs [fedora-all] (CVE-2021-3733)

- client can enter an infinite loop on a 100 Continue response from the server [fedora-all] (CVE-2021-3737)

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: High

ID: 154765

File Name: openSUSE-2021-1418.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 11/1/2021

Updated: 11/27/2023

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: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3737

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-xml, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpython2_7-1_0-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-gdbm, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-demo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpython2_7-1_0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-base-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-curses, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-idle, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-tk

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/31/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/20/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3733, CVE-2021-3737

IAVA: 2021-A-0497-S

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