Amazon Linux 2 : xdg-utils (ALAS-2023-2002)

high Nessus Plugin ID 173234

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of xdg-utils installed on the remote host is prior to 1.1.0-0.17.20120809git. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2002 advisory.

- A flaw was found in the xdg-email component of xdg-utils-1.1.0-rc1 and newer. When handling mailto: URIs, xdg-email allows attachments to be discreetly added via the URI when being passed to Thunderbird. An attacker could potentially send a victim a URI that automatically attaches a sensitive file to a new email. If a victim user does not notice that an attachment was added and sends the email, this could result in sensitive information disclosure. It has been confirmed that the code behind this issue is in xdg-email and not in Thunderbird. (CVE-2020-27748)

- When xdg-mail is configured to use thunderbird for mailto URLs, improper parsing of the URL can lead to additional headers being passed to thunderbird that should not be included per RFC 2368. An attacker can use this method to create a mailto URL that looks safe to users, but will actually attach files when clicked. (CVE-2022-4055)

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

Solution

Run 'yum update xdg-utils' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 173234

File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-2002.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 3/22/2023

Updated: 4/20/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-27748

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-4055

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xdg-utils, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

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: 3/17/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-27748, CVE-2022-4055

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