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Rocky Linux 8 : numpy (RLSA-2019:3704)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 185056

Synopsis

The remote Rocky Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2019:3704 advisory.

 - ** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in NumPy 1.16.0 and earlier. It uses the pickle Python module unsafely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized object, as demonstrated by a numpy.load call. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue because it is a behavior that might have legitimate applications in (for example) loading serialized Python object arrays from trusted and authenticated sources. (CVE-2019-6446)

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 python3-numpy, python3-numpy-debuginfo and / or python3-numpy-f2py packages.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2019:3704

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1667950

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1687873

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 185056

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2019-3704.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Published: 11/7/2023

Updated: 11/7/2023

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-6446

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-numpy-f2py, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-numpy-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-numpy, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-6446