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Amazon Linux 2 : libcap (ALAS-2023-2136)

low Nessus Plugin ID 178492

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of libcap installed on the remote host is prior to 2.54-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2136 advisory.

 - A vulnerability was found in the pthread_create() function in libcap. This issue may allow a malicious actor to use cause __real_pthread_create() to return an error, which can exhaust the process memory.
 (CVE-2023-2602)

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 libcap' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2136.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-2602.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 178492

File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-2136.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/20/2023

Updated: 7/20/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.7

Temporal Score: 1.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-2602

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcap, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcap-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcap-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcap-static, 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: 7/17/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-2602