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CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: expat / python3 (CVE-2024-50602)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 210723

Synopsis

The remote CBL Mariner host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of expat / python3 installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-50602 advisory.

 - An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.4. There is a crash within the XML_ResumeParser function because XML_StopParser can stop/suspend an unstarted parser. (CVE-2024-50602)

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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50602

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 210723

File Name: mariner_CVE-2024-50602.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 11/9/2024

Updated: 3/21/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-50602

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:expat-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:expat-libs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:python3-libs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:python3-test, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:cbl-mariner, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:python3, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:python3-curses, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:python3-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:python3-tools, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:python3-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:expat, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:expat-devel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/7/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-50602

IAVA: 2024-A-0694-S