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Oracle Linux 8 : python3 (ELSA-2024-4243)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 201862

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2024-4243 advisory.

 [3.12.3-2]
 - Enable importing of hash-based .pyc files under FIPS mode Resolves: RHEL-40776

 [3.12.3-1]
 - Update to 3.12.3 Related: RHEL-33685

 [3.12.2-3]
 - Move all test modules to the python3-test package, namely:
 - __phello__
 - _xxsubinterpreters
 - xxlimited
 - xxlimited_35
 - xxsubtype

 [3.12.2-2]
 - Fix tests for XMLPullParser with Expat with fixed CVE

 [3.12.2-1]
 - Update to 3.12.2 Resolves: RHEL-33685

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

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-4243.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 201862

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-4243.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/4/2024

Updated: 11/2/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-0450

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::codeready_builder, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3.12-rpm-macros, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3.12-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3.12-idle, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3.12-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3.12, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3.12-libs, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3.12-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3.12-test

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/3/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-0450