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Amazon Linux 2 : flatpak (ALAS-2019-1183)

high Nessus Plugin ID 123467

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

Earlier versions of flatpak exposes /proc in the apply_extra script sandbox, which allows attackers to modify a host-side executable file.(CVE-2019-8308)

Solution

Run 'yum update flatpak' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2019-1183.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 123467

File Name: al2_ALAS-2019-1183.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/29/2019

Updated: 1/27/2020

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:flatpak, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:flatpak-builder, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:flatpak-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:flatpak-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:flatpak-libs, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/28/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-8308

ALAS: 2019-1183