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SUSE SLES12 : Recommended update for python-requests (SUSE-SU-SUSE-RU-2024:3598-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 208782

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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-SUSE-RU-2024:3598-1 advisory.

 This update for python-requests fixes the following issue:

 - Update CVE-2024-35195.patch to allow the usage of 'verify' parameter as a directory (bsc#1225912)

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-requests and / or python3-requests packages.

See Also

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2024-October/037216.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-35195

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1225912

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 208782

File Name: suse_SU-RU-2024-3598-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/12/2024

Updated: 10/12/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-35195

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 10/11/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/20/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-35195

SuSE: SUSE-RU-2024:3598-1