SB2024121221 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for python3.12

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SB2024121221 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for python3.12

Published: December 12, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024121221
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9287)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the venv module when creating a virtual environment. A local user can pass specially crafted strings to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.


2) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12254)

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in asyncio._SelectorSocketTransport.writelines(). A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References