Amazon Linux AMI : texlive (ALAS-2012-48)

high Nessus Plugin ID 69655

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

TeX Live embeds a copy of t1lib. The t1lib library allows you to rasterize bitmaps from PostScript Type 1 fonts. The following issues affect t1lib code :

Two heap-based buffer overflow flaws were found in the way t1lib processed Adobe Font Metrics (AFM) files. If a specially crafted font file was opened by a TeX Live utility, it could cause the utility to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the utility. (CVE-2010-2642 , CVE-2011-0433)

An invalid pointer dereference flaw was found in t1lib. A specially crafted font file could, when opened, cause a TeX Live utility to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the utility. (CVE-2011-0764)

A use-after-free flaw was found in t1lib. A specially crafted font file could, when opened, cause a TeX Live utility to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the utility. (CVE-2011-1553)

An off-by-one flaw was found in t1lib. A specially crafted font file could, when opened, cause a TeX Live utility to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the utility. (CVE-2011-1554)

An out-of-bounds memory read flaw was found in t1lib. A specially crafted font file could, when opened, cause a TeX Live utility to crash. (CVE-2011-1552)

Solution

Run 'yum update texlive' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2012-48.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 69655

File Name: ala_ALAS-2012-48.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/4/2013

Updated: 4/18/2018

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kpathsea, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kpathsea-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mendexk, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:texlive, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:texlive-afm, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:texlive-context, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:texlive-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:texlive-dvips, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:texlive-dviutils, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:texlive-east-asian, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:texlive-latex, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:texlive-utils, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:texlive-xetex, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/4/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2642, CVE-2011-0764, CVE-2011-1552, CVE-2011-1553, CVE-2011-1554

ALAS: 2012-48

RHSA: 2012:0137