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SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : python-Werkzeug (SUSE-SU-2023:4288-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 184122

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:4288-1 advisory.

 - Werkzeug is a comprehensive WSGI web application library. If an upload of a file that starts with CR or LF and then is followed by megabytes of data without these characters: all of these bytes are appended chunk by chunk into internal bytearray and lookup for boundary is performed on growing buffer. This allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by sending crafted multipart data to an endpoint that will parse it.
 The amount of CPU time required can block worker processes from handling legitimate requests. This vulnerability has been patched in version 3.0.1. (CVE-2023-46136)

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 python311-Werkzeug package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1216581

http://www.nessus.org/u?b19ebb86

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-46136

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 184122

File Name: suse_SU-2023-4288-1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/1/2023

Updated: 11/2/2023

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: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-46136

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python311-werkzeug

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/31/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-46136

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2023:4288-1