Amazon Linux AMI : busybox (ALAS-2023-1832)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 181848

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of busybox installed on the remote host is prior to 1.34.1-1.16. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2023-1832 advisory.

- There is a stack overflow vulnerability in ash.c:6030 in busybox before 1.35. In the environment of Internet of Vehicles, this vulnerability can be executed from command to arbitrary code execution.
(CVE-2022-48174)

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 busybox' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1832.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-48174.html

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 181848

File Name: ala_ALAS-2023-1832.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/25/2023

Updated: 9/25/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-48174

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/13/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48174