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Amazon Linux 2 : containerd, --advisory ALAS2NITRO-ENCLAVES-2024-035 (ALASNITRO-ENCLAVES-2024-035)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 189477

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of containerd installed on the remote host is prior to 1.7.2-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2NITRO-ENCLAVES-2024-035 advisory.

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 containerd' or or 'yum update --advisory ALAS2NITRO-ENCLAVES-2024-035' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com//AL2/ALAS2NITRO-ENCLAVES-2024-035.html

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 189477

File Name: al2_ALASNITRO-ENCLAVES-2024-035.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/24/2024

Updated: 9/25/2025

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/19/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/14/2022

Reference Information

IAVA: 2023-A-0526-S

IAVB: 2022-B-0046-S