Amazon Linux 2 : xstream (ALAS-2024-2464)

high Nessus Plugin ID 190694

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of xstream installed on the remote host is prior to 1.3.1-16. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2464 advisory.

- Those using Xstream to seralize XML data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack. (CVE-2022-40151)

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 xstream' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 190694

File Name: al2_ALAS-2024-2464.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 2/19/2024

Updated: 2/20/2024

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: 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-2022-40151

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:xstream, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xstream-javadoc, 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: 2/15/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/16/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-40151

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