SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : python-scipy (SUSE-SU-2023:3272-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 179719

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:3272-1 advisory.

- A refcounting issue which leads to potential memory leak was discovered in scipy commit 8627df31ab in Py_FindObjects() function. (CVE-2023-25399)

- ** DISPUTED ** A use-after-free issue was discovered in Py_FindObjects() function in SciPy versions prior to 1.8.0. NOTE: the vendor and discoverer indicate that this is not a security issue. (CVE-2023-29824)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected python3-scipy, python3-scipy-gnu-hpc and / or python3-scipy_1_3_3-gnu-hpc packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 179719

File Name: suse_SU-2023-3272-1.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 8/12/2023

Updated: 8/12/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-29824

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-scipy, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-scipy-gnu-hpc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-scipy_1_3_3-gnu-hpc, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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: 8/11/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/5/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-25399, CVE-2023-29824

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2023:3272-1

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