Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: python3 (CVE-2024-7592)

high Nessus Plugin ID 215600

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of python3 installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-7592 advisory.

- There is a LOW severity vulnerability affecting CPython, specifically the 'http.cookies' standard library module. When parsing cookies that contained backslashes for quoted characters in the cookie value, the parser would use an algorithm with quadratic complexity, resulting in excess CPU resources being used while parsing the value. (CVE-2024-7592)

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-2024-7592

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 215600

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2024-7592.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 2/10/2025

Updated: 2/10/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-7592

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-setuptools, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-libs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-pip, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-tools, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-test, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-curses, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/19/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-7592