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SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : python-virtualenv (SUSE-SU-2024:4093-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 212557

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:4093-1 advisory.

 - CVE-2024-53899: Fixed a command injection through activation scripts (bsc#1233706)

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 python311-virtualenv package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1233706

http://www.nessus.org/u?b45ad55b

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53899

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 212557

File Name: suse_SU-2024-4093-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/12/2024

Updated: 12/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-53899

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python311-virtualenv

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/28/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/24/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-53899

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2024:4093-1