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Amazon Linux 2 : python3 (ALAS-2025-2766)

high Nessus Plugin ID 216806

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of python3 installed on the remote host is prior to 3.7.16-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-2766 advisory.

 A defect was discovered in the Python ssl module where there is a memoryrace condition with the ssl.SSLContext methods cert_store_stats() andget_ca_certs(). The race condition can be triggered if the methods arecalled at the same time as certificates are loaded into the SSLContext,such as during the TLS handshake with a certificate directory configured.This issue is fixed in CPython 3.10.14, 3.11.9, 3.12.3, and 3.13.0a5. (CVE-2024-0397)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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

Run 'yum update python3' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2025-2766.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-0397.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 216806

File Name: al2_ALAS-2025-2766.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/26/2025

Updated: 2/26/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-0397

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-test, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-debug, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-tkinter

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/12/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/17/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-0397