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Amazon Linux 2 : python-pip (ALAS-2023-2349)
low Nessus Plugin ID 186551
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2349 advisory.- When installing a package from a Mercurial VCS URL (ie pip install hg+...) with pip prior to v23.3, the specified Mercurial revision could be used to inject arbitrary configuration options to the hg clone call (ie --config). Controlling the Mercurial configuration can modify how and which repository is installed. This vulnerability does not affect users who aren't installing from Mercurial. (CVE-2023-5752)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'yum update python-pip' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2349.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 186551
File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-2349.nasl
Version: 1.0
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 12/4/2023
Updated: 12/4/2023
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 1.7
Temporal Score: 1.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5752
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.3
Temporal Score: 2.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python2-pip, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-pip, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-pip-wheel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/29/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/25/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-5752