Amazon Linux AMI : rsync (ALAS-2022-1640)

high Nessus Plugin ID 168597

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of rsync installed on the remote host is prior to 3.0.6-12.14. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2022-1640 advisory.

- zlib before 1.2.12 allows memory corruption when deflating (i.e., when compressing) if the input has many distant matches. (CVE-2018-25032)

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 rsync' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2022-1640.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2018-25032.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 168597

File Name: ala_ALAS-2022-1640.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/10/2022

Updated: 9/15/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-25032

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rsync, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rsync-debuginfo

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/1/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/25/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-25032