SUSE SLES12 Security Update : python-dnspython (SUSE-SU-2024:3297-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 207424

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3297-1 advisory.

This update for python-dnspython fixes the following issue:

- Fix CVE-2023-29483 (bsc#1230353).

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 python-dnspython and / or python3-dnspython packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 207424

File Name: suse_SU-2024-3297-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 9/19/2024

Updated: 9/19/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-29483

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-dnspython, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-dnspython

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: 9/18/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/4/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-29483

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2024:3297-1

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