SUSE SLES12 Security Update : python-py (SUSE-SU-2023:0681-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 172420

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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-2023:0681-1 advisory.

- The py library through 1.11.0 for Python allows remote attackers to conduct a ReDoS (Regular expression Denial of Service) attack via a Subversion repository with crafted info data, because the InfoSvnCommand argument is mishandled. (CVE-2022-42969)

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-py and / or python3-py packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1204364

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1208181

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-42969

http://www.nessus.org/u?452a06da

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 172420

File Name: suse_SU-2023-0681-1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/10/2023

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: 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-2022-42969

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: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-py, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-py

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: 3/8/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/16/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-42969

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2023:0681-1