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Ubuntu 23.04 : Python vulnerability (USN-6547-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 186734

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 23.04 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6547-1 advisory.

 - An issue was discovered in Python 3.11 through 3.11.4. If a path containing '\0' bytes is passed to os.path.normpath(), the path will be truncated unexpectedly at the first '\0' byte. There are plausible cases in which an application would have rejected a filename for security reasons in Python 3.10.x or earlier, but that filename is no longer rejected in Python 3.11.x. (CVE-2023-41105)

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://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6547-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 186734

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6547-1.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/11/2023

Updated: 12/11/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-41105

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:23.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:idle-python3.11, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.11, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.11-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.11-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.11-stdlib, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.11-testsuite, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.11, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.11-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.11-examples, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.11-full, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.11-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.11-nopie, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.11-venv

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/11/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/23/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-41105

USN: 6547-1