RHEL 6 / 7 : python27-python and python27-python-jinja2 (RHSA-2019:1260)

high Nessus Plugin ID 194168

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for python27-python / python27-python-jinja2.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2019:1260 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.

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: python27-python (2.7.16).
(BZ#1709349)

Security Fix(es):

* python-jinja2: Sandbox escape due to information disclosure via str.format (CVE-2016-10745)

* python: DOS via regular expression backtracking in difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method in difflib (CVE-2018-1061)

* python: Missing salt initialization in _elementtree.c module (CVE-2018-14647)

* python: improper neutralization of CRLF sequences in urllib module (CVE-2019-9740)

* python: improper neutralization of CRLF sequences in urllib module (CVE-2019-9947)

* python: DOS via regular expression catastrophic backtracking in apop() method in pop3lib (CVE-2018-1060)

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.

Bug Fix(es):

* urlsplit doesn't accept a NFKD hostname with a port number (BZ#1709329)

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 python27-python / python27-python-jinja2 packages based on the guidance in RHSA-2019:1260.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 194168

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2019-1260.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 4/28/2024

Updated: 11/6/2024

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: 4.4

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-10745

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python27-python, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python27-tkinter, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python27-python-jinja2, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python27-python-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python27-python-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python27-python-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python27-python-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python27-python-libs

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: 5/22/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-10745, CVE-2018-1060, CVE-2018-1061, CVE-2018-14647, CVE-2019-9740, CVE-2019-9947

CWE: 113, 138, 20, 335

RHSA: 2019:1260

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