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Fedora 40 : python2.7 (2023-de99cdb793)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 194712

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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-de99cdb793 advisory.

 Automatic update for python2.7-2.7.18-35.fc40.

 ##### **Changelog**

 ```
 * Fri Oct 6 2023 Lumr Balhar <[email protected]> - 2.7.18-35
 - Fix for CVE-2022-48565 Resolves: rhbz#2240062
 * Fri Oct 6 2023 Victor Stinner <[email protected]> - 2.7.18-34
 - Fix C99 build error: declare functions explicitly

 ```

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 python2.7 package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-de99cdb793

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 194712

File Name: fedora_2023-de99cdb793.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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-48565

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:python2.7, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:40

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: 10/12/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48565