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RHEL 9 : python3 (RHSA-2024:4779)

low Nessus Plugin ID 203680

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for python3.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:4779 advisory.

 Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language, which includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems.

 Security Fix(es):

 * python: incorrect IPv4 and IPv6 private ranges (CVE-2024-4032)

 For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise 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 RHEL python3 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:4779.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2292921

http://www.nessus.org/u?1cf4f5f6

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4779

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 203680

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-4779.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/23/2024

Updated: 7/23/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-4032

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3.9, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-unversioned-command, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-idle, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-libs

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/23/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/17/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-4032

CWE: 440

RHSA: 2024:4779