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Fedora 40 : GitPython (2023-7b78427a7d)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 194559

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Fedora 40 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-7b78427a7d advisory.

 Automatic update for GitPython-3.1.40-1.fc40.

 ##### **Changelog**

 ```
 * Thu Nov 9 2023 Carl George <[email protected]> - 3.1.40-1
 - Update to version 3.1.40, resolves rhbz#2221770
 - Fix CVE-2023-41040, resolves rhbz#2248698

 ```

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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 GitPython package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-7b78427a7d

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 194559

File Name: fedora_2023-7b78427a7d.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/29/2024

Updated: 11/15/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-41040

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:40, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:gitpython

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/26/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-41040