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Oracle Linux 9 : python-requests (ELSA-2023-4350)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 179238

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2023-4350 advisory.

 [2.25.1-7]
 - Security fix for CVE-2023-32681 Resolves: rhbz#2209469

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux 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-requests, python3-requests+security and / or python3-requests+socks packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-4350.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 179238

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-4350.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/2/2023

Updated: 11/2/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-32681

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 8.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-requests%2bsocks, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9::baseos_latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-requests%2bsecurity, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:2:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-requests

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/2/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-32681