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Oracle Linux 8 : python27:2.7 (ELSA-2023-5994)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 183820

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2023-5994 advisory.

 babel Cython numpy pytest python2 [2.7.18-13.0.1.2]
 - Security fix for CVE-2023-40217

 python2-pip python2-rpm-macros python2-setuptools python2-six python-attrs python-backports python-backports-ssl_match_hostname python-chardet python-coverage python-dns python-docs python-docutils python-funcsigs python-idna python-ipaddress python-jinja2 python-lxml python-markupsafe python-mock python-nose python-pluggy python-psycopg2 python-py python-pygments python-pymongo python-PyMySQL python-pysocks python-pytest-mock python-requests python-setuptools_scm python-sqlalchemy python-urllib3 python-virtualenv python-wheel pytz PyYAML scipy

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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 affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-5994.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 183820

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-5994.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/24/2023

Updated: 11/15/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

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:oracle:linux:python2-scipy, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-tkinter, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.5.0.0::ol8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-pymongo, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-pip-wheel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-funcsigs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-markupsafe, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-setuptools, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream_developer, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-sqlalchemy, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-pymysql, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-test, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-sqlalchemy-doc, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.6.0.0::ol8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-backports, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-pyyaml, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.0.0.0::ol8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-backports-ssl_match_hostname, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-lxml, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-pysocks, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-mock, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-py, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:babel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-rpm-macros, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-pip, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-coverage, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-psycopg2, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-virtualenv, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.2.0.0::ol8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-requests, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-pytz, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-urllib3, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-setuptools_scm, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-bson, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-wheel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-wheel-wheel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-numpy, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-docs, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.3.0.0::ol8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-idna, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-docs-info, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-attrs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-babel, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.4.0.0::ol8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-numpy-f2py, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-pygments, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-nose, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-psycopg2-tests, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-psycopg2-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-six, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.1.0.0::ol8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-nose-docs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-cython, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8:8:appstream_base, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-dns, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-ipaddress, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-numpy-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-pluggy, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-pymongo-gridfs, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.7.0.0::ol8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-docutils, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-pytest-mock, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-setuptools-wheel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-jinja2, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-chardet, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-pytest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python2-psycopg2-debug

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/24/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-40217

IAVA: 2023-A-0442-S