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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : python-cryptography vulnerability (USN-6673-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 192115

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6673-2 advisory.

 USN-6673-1 provided a security update for python-cryptography. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.



Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu 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 python-cryptography and / or python3-cryptography packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6673-2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 192115

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6673-2.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/14/2024

Updated: 10/29/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-50782

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-cryptography, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-cryptography, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/14/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/5/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-50782

USN: 6673-2