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SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : python312 (SUSE-SU-2024:3303-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 207419

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3303-1 advisory.

 - Update to 3.12.6
 - CVE-2024-6923: Fixed uncontrolled CPU resource consumption when in http.cookies module. (bsc#1228780).
 - CVE-2024-7592: Fixed Email header injection due to unquoted newlines. (bsc#1229596)
 - CVE-2024-6232: Fixed ReDos via excessive backtracking while parsing header values. (bsc#1230227)
 - CVE-2024-8088: Fixed denial of service in zipfile. (bsc#1229704)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1227999

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1228780

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1229596

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1229704

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1230227

http://www.nessus.org/u?f541392c

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6232

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6923

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7592

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8088

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 207419

File Name: suse_SU-2024-3303-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/19/2024

Updated: 9/19/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-7592

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 7.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-8088

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python312-dbm, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python312-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python312-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python312-tools, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python312-idle, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python312-tk, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpython3_12-1_0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python312, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python312-curses

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/18/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/1/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-6232, CVE-2024-6923, CVE-2024-7592, CVE-2024-8088

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2024:3303-1