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Amazon Linux AMI : libX11 (ALAS-2023-1895)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 186592
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
The version of libX11 installed on the remote host is prior to 1.6.0-2.2.17. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2023-1895 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)
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 libX11' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1895.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 186592
File Name: ala_ALAS-2023-1895.nasl
Version: 1.0
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 12/5/2023
Updated: 12/5/2023
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-43786
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libx11, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libx11-common, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libx11-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libx11-devel, 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: 11/29/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/5/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-43786