Fedora 36 : python3.6 (2022-bcf089dd07)

high Nessus Plugin ID 169420

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Fedora 36 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2022-bcf089dd07 advisory.

Security fix for CVE-2022-45061: CPU denial of service via inefficient IDNA decoder

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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 affected python3.6 package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 169420

File Name: fedora_2022-bcf089dd07.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Fedora Local Security Checks

Published: 12/30/2022

Updated: 11/14/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-45061

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:fedoraproject:fedora:python3.6, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:36

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/21/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/9/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-45061

FEDORA: 2022-bcf089dd07

IAVA: 2023-A-0061-S

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