Amazon Linux 2023 : jbig2dec, jbig2dec-devel, jbig2dec-libs (ALAS2023-2023-451)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 186956

Synopsis

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

Description

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-451 advisory.

- Artifex Software jbig2dec v0.20 was discovered to contain a SEGV vulnerability via jbig2_error at /jbig2dec/jbig2.c. (CVE-2023-46361)

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 jbig2dec --releasever 2023.2.20231211' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-451.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-46361.html

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 186956

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2023-451.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/15/2023

Updated: 12/18/2023

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: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-46361

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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:jbig2dec, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jbig2dec-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jbig2dec-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jbig2dec-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jbig2dec-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jbig2dec-libs-debuginfo, 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: 12/6/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/31/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-46361