Amazon Linux 2 : traceroute (ALAS-2024-2423)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 189349

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of traceroute installed on the remote host is prior to 2.0.22-2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2423 advisory.

- In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines. (CVE-2023-46316)

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 traceroute' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2024-2423.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-46316.html

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 189349

File Name: al2_ALAS-2024-2423.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/23/2024

Updated: 1/23/2024

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: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-46316

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:traceroute, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:traceroute-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

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: 1/19/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-46316