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Oracle Linux 8 : python36:3.6 (ELSA-2021-4150)

high Nessus Plugin ID 155978

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2021-4150 advisory.

 python-docs [3.6.7-2]
 - Bumping due to problems with modular RPM upgrade path
 - Resolves: rhbz#1695587

 [3.6.7-1]
 - Modify for RHEL8
 - Update to new Python version
 - Resolves: rhbz#1656044

 python-wheel [1:0.31.1-3]
 - Adjusted the postun scriptlets to enable upgrading to RHEL 9
 - Resolves: rhbz#1933055

 [1:0.31.1-2]
 - Removed wheels own implementation of crypto due to FIPS concerns Resolves: rhbz#1731526

 [1:0.31.1-1]
 - Update to 0.31.1 Resolves: rhbz#1671681

 python36 [3.6.8-38]
 - Adjusted the postun scriptlets to enable upgrading to RHEL 9
 - Resolves: rhbz#1933055

 [3.6.8-37]
 - Bump the release to a number higher than RHEL7
 - Resolves: rhbz#1954567

 scipy

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-4150.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 155978

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2021-4150.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/10/2021

Updated: 11/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-27291

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:oracle:linux:python-virtualenv-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python36-rpm-macros, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-wheel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-pymongo-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-sqlalchemy-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python36-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-pymongo, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-docs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-docutils, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python36-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-pymysql, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-nose, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-bson, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-pymongo-gridfs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-scipy, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-wheel-wheel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python36, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-pygments, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-nose-docs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-sqlalchemy, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-distro, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-virtualenv

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/16/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/17/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-20270, CVE-2021-27291