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Amazon Linux 2023 : python3.11, python3.11-devel, python3.11-idle (ALAS2023-2024-588)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 193440

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-588 advisory.

 An issue was found in the CPython `zipfile` module affecting versions 3.12.2, 3.11.8, 3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 and prior.

 The zipfile module is vulnerable to quoted-overlap zip-bombs which exploit the zip format to create a zip-bomb with a high compression ratio. The fixed versions of CPython makes the zipfile module reject zip archives which overlap entries in the archive. (CVE-2024-0450)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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

Run 'dnf update python3.11 --releasever 2023.4.20240416' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-588.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-0450.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 193440

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2024-588.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/17/2024

Updated: 12/11/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-0450

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3.11, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3.11-idle, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3.11-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3.11-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3.11-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3.11-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3.11-debug, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3.11-test, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3.11-libs, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-0450