RHEL 9 : RHOSP 17.1.4 (python-sqlparse) (RHSA-2024:9984)

high Nessus Plugin ID 211792

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for RHOSP 17.1.4 (python-sqlparse).

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:9984 advisory.

sqlparse is a tool for parsing SQL strings

Security Fix(es):

* parsing heavily nested list leads to denial of service (CVE-2024-4340)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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 RHEL RHOSP 17.1.4 (python-sqlparse) package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:9984.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2278038

http://www.nessus.org/u?50384383

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9984

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 211792

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-9984.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/25/2024

Updated: 11/25/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-4340

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-sqlparse, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-sqlparse, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/21/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/30/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-4340

CWE: 674

RHSA: 2024:9984