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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : python-setuptools (SUSE-SU-2023:0093-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 170118

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:0093-1 advisory.

 - Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) setuptools before 65.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via HTML in a crafted package or custom PackageIndex page. There is a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py. (CVE-2022-40897)

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 python-setuptools and / or python3-setuptools packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1206667

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-40897

http://www.nessus.org/u?ef0a3ead

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 170118

File Name: suse_SU-2023-0093-1.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/18/2023

Updated: 7/14/2023

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: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-40897

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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:novell:suse_linux:python-setuptools, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-setuptools

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/17/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-40897

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2023:0093-1