Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2022.0167
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2022-0167)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-rencode' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0167 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-rencode' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0167 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The rencode package through 1.0.6 for Python allows an infinite loop in typecode decoding (such as via ,\x2f\x7f), enabling a remote attack that consumes CPU and memory. (CVE-2021-40839) Affected Software/OS: 'python-rencode' package(s) on Mageia 8. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-40839 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BMVQRPDVSVZNGGX57CFKCYT3DEYO4QB6/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MCLETLGVM5DBX6QNHQFW6TWGO5T3DENY/ https://github.com/aresch/rencode/commit/572ff74586d9b1daab904c6f7f7009ce0143bb75 https://github.com/aresch/rencode/pull/29 https://pypi.org/project/rencode/#history https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/16
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