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Ubuntu 20.04 ESM / 22.04 ESM : Python vulnerabilities (USN-5342-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 183568

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 ESM / 22.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5342-2 advisory.

 USN-5342-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 20.04 ESM and Ubuntu 22.04 ESM.



Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu 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 packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5342-2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 183568

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5342-2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/20/2023

Updated: 8/29/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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-2022-0391

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython2.7-stdlib, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython2.7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython2.7-testsuite, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.7-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:idle-python2.7, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython2.7-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython2.7-minimal, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.7-examples, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.7-minimal

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/24/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/9/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-4189, CVE-2022-0391

USN: 5342-2