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Amazon Linux AMI : python38 (ALAS-2024-1936)

high Nessus Plugin ID 196929

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of python38 installed on the remote host is prior to 3.8.5-1.11. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2024-1936 advisory.

 - An issue was found in the CPython `tempfile.TemporaryDirectory` class affecting versions 3.12.1, 3.11.7, 3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 and prior. The tempfile.TemporaryDirectory class would dereference symlinks during cleanup of permissions-related errors. This means users which can run privileged programs are potentially able to modify permissions of files referenced by symlinks in some circumstances.
 (CVE-2023-6597)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update python38' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2024-1936.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-6597.html

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 196929

File Name: ala_ALAS-2024-1936.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/13/2024

Updated: 5/13/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-6597

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python38-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python38-debug, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python38-test, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python38, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python38-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python38-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python38-tools

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/9/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-6597