Oracle Linux 8 : python3 (ELSA-2022-1986)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 161323

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-2022-1986 advisory.

- Security fix for CVE-2021-4189: ftplib should not use the host from the PASV response Resolves: rhbz#2036020

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-2022-1986.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 161323

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2022-1986.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/18/2022

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-4189

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-test, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:platform-python, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:platform-python-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-idle, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:platform-python-debug

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: 5/17/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/20/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3737, CVE-2021-4189