Oracle Linux 8 : python-pip (ELSA-2020-1916)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 180967

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2020-1916 advisory.

[9.0.3-16]
- Add four new patches for CVEs in bundled urllib3 and requests CVE-2018-20060, CVE-2019-11236, CVE-2019-11324, CVE-2018-18074 Resolves: rhbz#1649153 Resolves: rhbz#1700824 Resolves: rhbz#1702473 Resolves: rhbz#1643829

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

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 platform-python-pip, python3-pip and / or python3-pip-wheel packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2020-1916.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 180967

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2020-1916.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/7/2023

Updated: 11/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-11324

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-20060

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:platform-python-pip, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-pip, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-pip-wheel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/5/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/26/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-18074, CVE-2018-20060, CVE-2019-11236, CVE-2019-11324