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Fedora 40 : python-django4.2 (2024-865828665c)

high Nessus Plugin ID 206703

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Fedora 40 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-865828665c advisory.

 `urlize` and `urlizetrunc` were subject to a potential denial-of-service attack via very large inputs with a specific sequence of characters.

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 python-django4.2 package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-865828665c

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 206703

File Name: fedora_2024-865828665c.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/6/2024

Updated: 9/6/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-45230

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:40, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:python-django4.2

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/4/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-45230

FEDORA: 2024-865828665c

IAVA: 2024-A-0540