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Amazon Linux 2 : sudo (ALAS-2023-2301)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 183465
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of sudo installed on the remote host is prior to 1.8.23-10. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2301 advisory.- Sudo before 1.9.13 does not escape control characters in log messages. (CVE-2023-28486)
- Sudo before 1.9.13 does not escape control characters in sudoreplay output. (CVE-2023-28487)
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 sudo' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2301.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-28486.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 183465
File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-2301.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 10/20/2023
Updated: 2/8/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 1.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-28487
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:sudo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:sudo-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:sudo-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/12/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/2/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-28486, CVE-2023-28487
IAVA: 2023-A-0121-S