Amazon Linux 2 : glib2 (ALAS-2021-1655)

high Nessus Plugin ID 150969

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of glib2 installed on the remote host is prior to 2.56.1-9. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2021-1655 advisory.

 - An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.6 and 2.67.x before 2.67.3. The function g_bytes_new has an integer overflow on 64-bit platforms due to an implicit cast from 64 bits to 32 bits. The overflow could potentially lead to memory corruption. (CVE-2021-27219)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update glib2' to update your system.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-27219

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2021-1655.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 150969

File Name: al2_ALAS-2021-1655.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/23/2021

Updated: 6/23/2021

Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl

Risk Information

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-27219

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:o:amazon:linux:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:glib2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:glib2-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:glib2-devel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:glib2-doc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:glib2-fam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:glib2-static:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:glib2-tests:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/15/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-27219

ALAS: 2021-1655