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MiracleLinux 7 : rh-python38 (AXSA:2021-2383:01)

🗓️ 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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MiracleLinux 7 rh-python38 is affected by multiple vulnerabilities listed in AXSA:2021-2383:01.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# Miracle Linux Security Advisory AXSA:2021-2383:01.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(294617);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/20");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2020-25659",
    "CVE-2020-27619",
    "CVE-2020-27783",
    "CVE-2020-28493",
    "CVE-2020-36242",
    "CVE-2021-3177",
    "CVE-2021-3426",
    "CVE-2021-3572",
    "CVE-2021-23336",
    "CVE-2021-28957",
    "CVE-2021-29921",
    "CVE-2021-33503"
  );

  script_name(english:"MiracleLinux 7 : rh-python38 (AXSA:2021-2383:01)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote MiracleLinux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote MiracleLinux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
AXSA:2021-2383:01 advisory.

    * python-cryptography: Bleichenbacher timing oracle attack against RSA decryption (CVE-2020-25659)
      * python: Unsafe use of eval() on data retrieved via HTTP in the test suite (CVE-2020-27619)
      * python-lxml: mXSS due to the use of improper parser (CVE-2020-27783)
      * python-jinja2: ReDoS vulnerability due to the sub-pattern (CVE-2020-28493)
      * python-cryptography: Large inputs for symmetric encryption can trigger integer overflow leading to
    buffer overflow (CVE-2020-36242)
      * python: Stack-based buffer overflow in PyCArg_repr in _ctypes/callproc.c (CVE-2021-3177)
      * python: Information disclosure via pydoc (CVE-2021-3426)
      * python-babel: Relative path traversal allows attacker to load arbitrary locale files and execute
    arbitrary code (CVE-2021-20095)
      * python: Web cache poisoning via urllib.parse.parse_qsl and urllib.parse.parse_qs by using a semicolon
    in query parameters (CVE-2021-23336)
      * python-lxml: Missing input sanitization for formaction HTML5 attributes may lead to XSS
    (CVE-2021-28957)
      * python-ipaddress: Improper input validation of octal strings (CVE-2021-29921)
      * python-urllib3: ReDoS in the parsing of authority part of URL (CVE-2021-33503)
      * python-pip: Incorrect handling of unicode separators in git references (CVE-2021-3572)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/13565");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:P");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-3177");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_score_source", value:"CVE-2020-36242");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Moderate");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/10/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/08/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/01/20");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-babel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-cryptography");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-debug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-idle");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-jinja2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-lxml");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-pip");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-pip-wheel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-rpm-macros");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-srpm-macros");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-test");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-tkinter");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rh-python38-python-urllib3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:miracle:linux:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Miracle Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/MiracleLinux/release", "Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'MIRACLE LINUX' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'MIRACLE LINUX');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'MIRACLE LINUX');
if (! preg(pattern:"^7([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'MiracleLinux 7.x', 'MIRACLE LINUX ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu && 's390' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'MIRACLE LINUX', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '7',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'rh-python38-python-3.8.11-2.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'rh-python38-python-babel-2.7.0-12.el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'rh-python38-python-cryptography-2.8-5.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'rh-python38-python-debug-3.8.11-2.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'rh-python38-python-devel-3.8.11-2.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'rh-python38-python-idle-3.8.11-2.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'rh-python38-python-jinja2-2.10.3-6.el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'rh-python38-python-libs-3.8.11-2.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'rh-python38-python-lxml-4.4.1-7.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'rh-python38-python-pip-19.3.1-2.el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'rh-python38-python-pip-wheel-19.3.1-2.el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'rh-python38-python-rpm-macros-3.8.11-2.el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'rh-python38-python-srpm-macros-3.8.11-2.el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'rh-python38-python-test-3.8.11-2.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'rh-python38-python-tkinter-3.8.11-2.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'rh-python38-python-urllib3-1.25.7-7.el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}
if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'rh-python38-python / rh-python38-python-babel / etc');
}

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20 Jan 2026 00:00Current
7.8High risk
Vulners AI Score7.8
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.02048
SSVC
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