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Oracle Linux 9 : python-cryptography (ELSA-2023-6615)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 185842
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2023-6615 advisory.- Fix CVE-2023-23931: Don't allow update_into to mutate immutable objects, resolves rhbz#2172399
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 python3-cryptography package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 185842
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-6615.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 11/16/2023
Updated: 10/23/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-23931
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.3
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
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:3:baseos_base, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9::baseos_latest, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-cryptography
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/11/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/7/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-23931