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RHEL 8 : Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 (python-eventlet) (RHSA-2021:5071)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 156003
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 (python-eventlet).Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2021:5071 advisory.Eventlet is a networking library written in Python. It achieves high scalability by using non-blocking io while at the same time retaining high programmer usability by using coroutines to make the non-blocking io operations appear blocking at the source code level.
Security Fix(es):
* improper handling of highly compressed data and memory allocation with excessive size allows DoS (CVE-2021-21419)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
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 Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 (python-eventlet) package based on the guidance in RHSA-2021:5071.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?c763a92b
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 156003
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-5071.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 12/11/2021
Updated: 6/3/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 1.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-21419
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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-eventlet, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-eventlet
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: 12/9/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/6/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-21419