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RockyLinux 8 : python3.12 (RLSA-2024:10980)

high Nessus Plugin ID 213221

Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2024:10980 advisory.

 * python: Virtual environment (venv) activation scripts don't quote paths (CVE-2024-9287)

 * python: Unbounded memory buffering in SelectorSocketTransport.writelines() (CVE-2024-12254)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2024:10980

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2321440

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330804

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 213221

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2024-10980.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 12/19/2024

Updated: 1/15/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-9287

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-12254

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 6.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-12254

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12-libs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12-idle, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12-test, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12-debug, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12-rpm-macros

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/19/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/22/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-12254, CVE-2024-9287