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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : python-configobj (SUSE-SU-2023:3368-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 180045

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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-2023:3368-1 advisory.

 - All versions of the package configobj are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the validate function, using (.+?)\((.*)\). **Note:** This is only exploitable in the case of a developer, putting the offending value in a server side configuration file. (CVE-2023-26112)

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-configobj and / or python3-configobj packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210070

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2023-August/031117.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-26112

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 180045

File Name: suse_SU-2023-3368-1.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/23/2023

Updated: 8/23/2023

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-2023-26112

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

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: 8/22/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/3/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-26112

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2023:3368-1