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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6525.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6525-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'pysha3' package(s) announced via the USN-6525-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'pysha3' package(s) announced via the USN-6525-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Nicky Mouha discovered that pysha incorrectly handled certain SHA-3
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause pysha3 to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

Affected Software/OS:
'pysha3' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-37454
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-02
https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/hash-functions/sha-3-project
https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/331
https://github.com/XKCP/XKCP/security/advisories/GHSA-6w4m-2xhg-2658
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00041.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00000.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3ALQ6BDDPX5HU5YBQOBMDVAA2TSGDKIJ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CMIEXLMTW5GO36HTFFWIPB3OHZXCT3G4/
https://mouha.be/sha-3-buffer-overflow/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33281106
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35050307
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5267
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5269
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