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Oracle Linux 8 : python3 (ELSA-2024-3347)

high Nessus Plugin ID 198148

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-3347 advisory.

 [3.6.8-62.0.1]
 - Add Oracle Linux distribution in platform.py [Orabug: 20812544]

 [3.6.8-62]
 - Security fix for CVE-2024-0450 Resolves: RHEL-33683

 [3.6.8-61]
 - Security fix for CVE-2023-6597 Resolves: RHEL-33671

 [3.6.8-60]
 - Fix build with expat with fixed CVE-2023-52425 Related: RHEL-33671

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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 affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-3347.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 198148

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-3347.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/30/2024

Updated: 5/30/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, 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: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:10:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-test, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8::baseos_latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:platform-python, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:platform-python-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-tkinter, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-idle, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:platform-python-debug, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/29/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-6597, CVE-2024-0450