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Fedora 38 : python-fastapi / python-starlette (2023-9d50269499)

high Nessus Plugin ID 194563

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Fedora 38 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-9d50269499 advisory.

 ## `python-starlette` 0.25.0

 ### Fixed

 - Limit the number of fields and files when parsing `multipart/form-data` on the `MultipartParser`

 ## `python-fastapi` 0.92.0

 This is a security fix. Please upgrade as soon as possible.

 ### Upgrades

 * Upgrade Starlette to 0.25.0.
 * This solves a vulnerability that could allow denial of service attacks by using many small multipart fields/files (parts), consuming high CPU and memory.
 * Only applications using forms (e.g. file uploads) could be affected.
 * For most cases, upgrading won't have any breaking changes.

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 python-fastapi and / or python-starlette packages.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-9d50269499

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 194563

File Name: fedora_2023-9d50269499.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/29/2024

Updated: 11/14/2024

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:38, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:python-starlette, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:python-fastapi

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/14/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/14/2023

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