RHEL 9 : python3.11 (RHSA-2023:5456)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 182600

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for python3.11.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:5456 advisory.

Python is an accessible, high-level, dynamically typed, interpreted programming language, designed with an emphasis on code readability. It includes an extensive standard library, and has a vast ecosystem of third-party libraries.

Security Fix(es):

* python: TLS handshake bypass (CVE-2023-40217)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise 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 RHEL python3.11 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:5456.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ac9bfc9c

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2235789

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5456

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 182600

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-5456.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/5/2023

Updated: 11/8/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-40217

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 8.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3.11-idle, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3.11-debug, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3.11-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3.11-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3.11-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3.11, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3.11-libs

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/5/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-40217

CWE: 305

RHSA: 2023:5456