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Amazon Linux 2023 : openexr, openexr-devel, openexr-libs (ALAS2023-2024-551)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 191591

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Synopsis

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

Description

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-551 advisory.

 - Due to a failure in validating the number of scanline samples of a OpenEXR file containing deep scanline data, Academy Software Foundation OpenEX image parsing library version 3.2.1 and prior is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue was resolved as of versions v3.2.2 and v3.1.12 of the affected library. (CVE-2023-5841)

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 openexr --releasever 2023.3.20240304' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-551.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-5841.html

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 191591

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2024-551.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/6/2024

Updated: 3/6/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5841

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openexr, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openexr-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openexr-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openexr-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openexr-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openexr-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: 2/29/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/1/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-5841