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Fedora 40 : python3-docs / python3.12 (2024-80d1fe51d0)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 206201

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Fedora 40 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-80d1fe51d0 advisory.

 Update to 3.12.5 Fixes CVE-2024-6923 (email header injection)


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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-docs and / or python3.12 packages.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-80d1fe51d0

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 206201

File Name: fedora_2024-80d1fe51d0.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/26/2024

Updated: 8/26/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-6923

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:python3-docs, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:40, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:python3.12

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/9/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/1/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-6923