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CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: python3 (CVE-2024-6923)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 213305

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of 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-2024-6923 advisory.

 - There is a MEDIUM severity vulnerability affecting CPython. The email module didn't properly quote newlines for email headers when serializing an email message allowing for header injection when an email is serialized. (CVE-2024-6923)

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-2024-6923

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 213305

File Name: mariner_CVE-2024-6923.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 12/21/2024

Updated: 12/21/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-6923

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: 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-pip, 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:python3-setuptools

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/1/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-6923