openSUSE 15 Security Update : python-Babel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3945-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 155874

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2021:3945-1 advisory.

- Babel.Locale in Babel before 2.9.1 allows attackers to load arbitrary locale .dat files (containing serialized Python objects) via directory traversal, leading to code execution. (CVE-2021-42771)

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 python2-Babel and / or python3-Babel packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1185768

http://www.nessus.org/u?5c18ee6d

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-42771

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 155874

File Name: openSUSE-2021-3945.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/7/2021

Updated: 11/22/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-42771

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-babel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python2-babel

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: 12/6/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/20/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-42771