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Oracle Linux 8 / 9 : python-cryptography (ELSA-2024-12079)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 189201

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 / 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2024-12079 advisory.

 - Fix CVE-2023-49083: NULL-dereference when loading PKCS7 certificates [Orabug: 36119159]
 - 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

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-12079.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 189201

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-12079.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/18/2024

Updated: 9/23/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous 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:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-49083

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:N/A:H

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:8::baseos_latest, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.0.0.0::ol8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-cryptography, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.11.0.0::ol8, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:4:baseos_base, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.3.0.0::ol8, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:9:baseos_patch, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9::baseos_latest, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.1.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.4.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.12.0.0::ol8

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: 1/18/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/27/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-49083