Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-12254

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  script_id(250339);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/10/27");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-12254");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-12254");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - Starting in Python 3.12.0, the asyncio._SelectorSocketTransport.writelines() method would not pause
    writing and signal to the Protocol to drain the buffer to the wire once the write buffer reached the
    high-water mark. Because of this, Protocols would not periodically drain the write buffer potentially
    leading to memory exhaustion. This vulnerability likely impacts a small number of users, you must be using
    Python 3.12.0 or later, on macOS or Linux, using the asyncio module with protocols, and using
    .writelines() method which had new zero-copy-on-write behavior in Python 3.12.0 and later. If not all of
    these factors are true then your usage of Python is unaffected. (CVE-2024-12254)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "python-unversioned-command"},
          {"reference": "python3"},
          {"reference": "python3-debug"},
          {"reference": "python3-devel"},
          {"reference": "python3-idle"},
          {"reference": "python3-libs"},
          {"reference": "python3-test"},
          {"reference": "python3-tkinter"},
          {"reference": "python3.12"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}