Amazon Linux 2023 : file, file-devel, file-libs (ALAS2023-2023-333)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 181132

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-333 advisory.

- File before 5.43 has an stack-based buffer over-read in file_copystr in funcs.c. NOTE: File is the name of an Open Source project. (CVE-2022-48554)

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

Solution

Run 'dnf update file --releasever 2023.1.20230906' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-333.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-48554.html

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 181132

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2023-333.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/8/2023

Updated: 11/17/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-48554

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:file, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:file-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:file-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:file-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:file-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:file-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:file-static, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-file-magic, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023

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: 8/31/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48554