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openSUSE 15 Security Update : python-nltk (openSUSE-SU-2024:0222-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 204809

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote openSUSE 15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE- SU-2024:0222-1 advisory.

 - CVE-2024-39705: Fixed remote code execution through unsafe pickle usage (boo#1227174).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE 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 python3-nltk package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1227174

http://www.nessus.org/u?b79da349

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-39705

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 204809

File Name: openSUSE-2024-0222-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/27/2024

Updated: 7/27/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-39705

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.5, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-nltk

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/26/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-39705