SUSE SLES12 Security Update : python (SUSE-SU-2022:3940-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 167332

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2022:3940-1 advisory.

- ** DISPUTED ** Python 3.x through 3.10 has an open redirection vulnerability in lib/http/server.py due to no protection against multiple (/) at the beginning of URI path which may leads to information disclosure.
NOTE: this is disputed by a third party because the http.server.html documentation page states Warning:
http.server is not recommended for production. It only implements basic security checks. (CVE-2021-28861)

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: 167332

File Name: suse_SU-2022-3940-1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 11/13/2022

Updated: 3/10/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-28861

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpython2_7-1_0-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-curses, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-demo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-doc, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-doc-pdf, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpython2_7-1_0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-base-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-gdbm, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-idle, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-tk, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-xml

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/23/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-28861

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:3940-1

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