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AlmaLinux 8 : python3.11 (ALSA-2024:8838)

high Nessus Plugin ID 210442

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2024:8838 advisory.

 * python: cpython: tarfile: ReDos via excessive backtracking while parsing header values (CVE-2024-6232)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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 packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-8838.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8838

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 210442

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2024-8838.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 11/6/2024

Updated: 11/6/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, 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-2024-6232

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3.11-idle, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3.11-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3.11-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3.11, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3.11-rpm-macros, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3.11-libs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3.11-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3.11-test, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/3/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-6232

CWE: 1333

RHSA: 2024:8838