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RHEL 8 : python3 (RHSA-2024:0430)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 189538
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for python3.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:0430 advisory.Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language, which includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems.
Security Fix(es):
* python: tarfile module directory traversal (CVE-2007-4559)
* python: int() type in PyLong_FromString() does not limit amount of digits converting text to int leading to DoS (CVE-2020-10735)
* python: CPU denial of service via inefficient IDNA decoder (CVE-2022-45061)
* python: use after free in heappushpop() of heapq module (CVE-2022-48560)
* python: DoS when processing malformed Apple Property List files in binary format (CVE-2022-48564)
* python: Parsing errors in email/_parseaddr.py lead to incorrect value in email address part of tuple (CVE-2023-27043)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL python3 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:0430.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?d283e761
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1834423
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2144072
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2196183
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249750
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249755
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 189538
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-0430.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/25/2024
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
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: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-27043
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
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-27043
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-test, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-idle, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:platform-python, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:platform-python-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:platform-python-debug
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/25/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/27/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-4559, CVE-2020-10735, CVE-2022-45061, CVE-2022-48560, CVE-2022-48564, CVE-2023-27043