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Oracle Linux 7 : python3 (ELSA-2023-6823)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 185422

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2023-6823 advisory.

 - Remove the 'getfile' feature of pydoc [Orabug: 33182027][CVE-2021-3426]
 - Fix buffer overflow in PyCArg_repr [Orabug: 32551171][CVE-2021-3177]
 - Test fixups for CVE-2023-40217 Resolves: RHEL-3139

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-2023-6823.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 185422

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-6823.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/9/2023

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:python3-test, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-tkinter, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:7::latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-idle, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:7::optional_latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:7:9:patch

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: 11/8/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-40217

IAVA: 2023-A-0442-S