SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : python-waitress (SUSE-SU-2024:4107-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 212586

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 packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:4107-1 advisory.

- CVE-2024-49769: Fixed a denial of service caused by incorrect connection clean up (bsc#1232554)

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 python2-waitress and / or python3-waitress packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1232554

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-49769

http://www.nessus.org/u?9181ec40

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 212586

File Name: suse_SU-2024-4107-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/12/2024

Updated: 12/12/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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-2024-49769

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:novell:suse_linux:python2-waitress, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-waitress

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: 11/28/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/29/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-49769

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2024:4107-1