RHEL 7 : rh-python38-python (RHSA-2023:6793)

high Nessus Plugin ID 185367

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for rh-python38-python.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:6793 advisory.

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language, which includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems.

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: rh-python38-python (3.8.18), rh- python38-python-cryptography (2.8), rh-python38-python-pip (19.3.1), rh-python38-python-requests (2.22.0), rh-python38-python-setuptools (41.6.0), rh-python38-python-wheel (0.33.6).

Security Fix(es):

* python: urllib.parse url blocklisting bypass (CVE-2023-24329)

* python: TLS handshake bypass (CVE-2023-40217)

* python: tarfile module directory traversal (CVE-2007-4559)

* pypa-setuptools: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py (CVE-2022-40897)

* python-wheel: remote attackers can cause denial of service via attacker controlled input to wheel cli (CVE-2022-40898)

* python: CPU denial of service via inefficient IDNA decoder (CVE-2022-45061)

* python-cryptography: memory corruption via immutable objects (CVE-2023-23931)

* python-requests: Unintended leak of Proxy-Authorization header (CVE-2023-32681)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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 RHEL rh-python38-python package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:6793.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 185367

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-6793.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 11/8/2023

Updated: 11/8/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2007-4559

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-24329

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.9

Threat Score: 8.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-40217

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-requests, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-setuptools-wheel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-setuptools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-srpm-macros, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-idle, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-cryptography, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-wheel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-wheel-wheel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-pip, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-pip-wheel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-python38-python-rpm-macros

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/27/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4559, CVE-2022-40897, CVE-2022-40898, CVE-2022-45061, CVE-2023-23931, CVE-2023-24329, CVE-2023-32681, CVE-2023-40217

CWE: 185, 20, 22, 305, 400, 402, 754

RHSA: 2023:6793

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