Improper Certificate Validation Affecting python2-funcsigs package, versions <0:1.0.2-8.el8ost.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.1% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PYTHON2FUNCSIGS-6007803
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed1 Jun 2022

Introduced: 1 Jun 2022

CVE-2022-2996  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 python2-funcsigs to version 0:1.0.2-8.el8ost.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:7398.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python2-funcsigs package and not the python2-funcsigs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the python-scciclient when making an HTTPS connection to a server where the server's certificate would not be verified. This issue opens up the connection to possible Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1