Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for python3



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-6232
CWE-ID CWE-185
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

python3 (Red Hat package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Incorrect Regular Expression

EUVDB-ID: #VU96745

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6232

CWE-ID: CWE-185 - Incorrect Regular Expression

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of .tar archives when processing it with regular expressions. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform regular expression denial of service (ReDos) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 7.7

python3 (Red Hat package): before 3.6.8-10.el7_7.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8490


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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