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Oracle Linux 8 : python-pip (ELSA-2023-7176)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 186132

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2023-7176 advisory.

 [9.0.3-23]
 - Use tarfile.data_filter for extracting (CVE-2007-4559, PEP-721, PEP-706) Resolves: RHBZ#2218241

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 platform-python-pip, python3-pip and / or python3-pip-wheel packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-7176.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 186132

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-7176.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/21/2023

Updated: 11/2/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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: 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: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8::baseos_latest, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:9:baseos_base, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:platform-python-pip, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-pip, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8:9:appstream_base, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-pip-wheel

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/17/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/27/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4559