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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Python vulnerabilities (USN-7348-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 232662

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7348-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that the Python ipaddress module contained incorrect information about which IP address ranges were considered private or globally reachable. This could possibly result in applications applying incorrect security policies. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-4032)

 It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled quoting path names when using the venv module. A local attacker able to control virtual environments could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code when the virtual environment is activated. (CVE-2024-9287)

 It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled parsing bracketed hosts. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-11168)

 It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled parsing domain names that included square brackets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack.
 (CVE-2025-0938)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu 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://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7348-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 232662

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7348-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/12/2025

Updated: 3/12/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-9287

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Threat Score: 1.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-0938

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.5, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.8-full, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:idle-python3.8, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.5, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.5-venv, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.5-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.8-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.5-examples, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.8-minimal, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.5-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.8, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.5-testsuite, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.8-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.5-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.8-examples, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.5-minimal, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.8, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.8-venv, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.5-stdlib, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.8-testsuite, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:idle-python3.5, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.8-stdlib, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.8-dev

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/12/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/19/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-11168, CVE-2024-4032, CVE-2024-9287, CVE-2025-0938

USN: 7348-1