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RHEL 8 : python-setuptools (RHSA-2024:5000)

🗓️ 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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The python-setuptools package in RHEL 8 is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability (RHSA-2024:5000)

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    The python-setuptools package provides a collection of enhancements to Python distribution utilities
    allowing convenient building and distribution of Python packages.

    Security Fix(es):

    * pypa/setuptools: Remote code execution via download functions in the package_index module in
    pypa/setuptools (CVE-2024-6345)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Important");

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include('rpm.inc');
include('rhel.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/release');
if (isnull(os_release) || 'Red Hat' >!< os_release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:os_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Red Hat');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (!rhel_check_release(operator: 'eq', os_version: os_ver, rhel_version: '8.8')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 8.8', 'Red Hat ' + os_ver);

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

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

var constraints = [
  {
    'repo_relative_urls': [
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.8/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.8/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.8/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.8/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.8/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.8/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.8/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.8/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.8/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS'
    ],
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'platform-python-setuptools-39.2.0-7.el8_8.1', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'python3-setuptools-39.2.0-7.el8_8.1', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'python3-setuptools-wheel-39.2.0-7.el8_8.1', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
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];

var applicable_repo_urls = rhel_determine_applicable_repository_urls(constraints:constraints);
if(applicable_repo_urls == RHEL_REPOS_NO_OVERLAP_MESSAGE) exit(0, RHEL_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);

var flag = 0;
foreach var constraint_array ( constraints ) {
  var repo_relative_urls = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint_array['repo_relative_urls'])) repo_relative_urls = constraint_array['repo_relative_urls'];
  foreach var pkg ( constraint_array['pkgs'] ) {
    var reference = NULL;
    var _release = NULL;
    var sp = NULL;
    var _cpu = NULL;
    var el_string = NULL;
    var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    var epoch = NULL;
    var allowmaj = NULL;
    var exists_check = NULL;
    var cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['release'])) _release = 'RHEL' + pkg['release'];
    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 &&
        _release &&
        rhel_decide_repo_relative_url_check(required_repo_url_list:repo_relative_urls) &&
        (applicable_repo_urls || (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) &&
        rpm_check(release:_release, 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)
{
  var subscription_caveat = '\n' +
    'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to\n' +
    'packages only available in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux\n' +
    'Extended Update Support repository.\n' +
    'Access to this repository requires a paid RHEL subscription.\n';
  var extra = NULL;
  if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
  else extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'platform-python-setuptools / python3-setuptools / etc');
}

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