Amazon Linux AMI : libXpm (ALAS-2023-1875)

high Nessus Plugin ID 184386

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of libXpm installed on the remote host is prior to 3.5.10-2.12. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS-2023-1875 advisory.

- A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an infinite loop within the PutSubImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to consume all available system resources and cause a denial of service condition.
(CVE-2023-43786)

- A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an integer overflow within the XCreateImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. (CVE-2023-43787)

- A vulnerability was found in libXpm where a vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition, a local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system. (CVE-2023-43789)

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 libXpm' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1875.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-43786.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-43787.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-43789.html

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 184386

File Name: ala_ALAS-2023-1875.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/3/2023

Updated: 11/3/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-43787

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:libxpm-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libxpm-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libxpm, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/30/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/5/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-43786, CVE-2023-43787, CVE-2023-43789