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RHEL 9 : python3.11 (RHSA-2023:5456)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 182600
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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: TLS handshake bypass (CVE-2023-40217)
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?67a1d1d8
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 182600
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-5456.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 10/5/2023
Updated: 4/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3.11, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3.11-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3.11-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3.11-idle, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3.11-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3.11-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3.11-tkinter
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