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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-4156
high Nessus Plugin ID 226574
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Synopsis
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.Description
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.- A heap out-of-bounds read flaw was found in builtin.c in the gawk package. This issue may lead to a crash and could be used to read sensitive information. (CVE-2023-4156)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.
Solution
There is no known solution at this time.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 226574
File Name: unpatched_CVE_2023_4156.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 3/5/2025
Updated: 9/5/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-4156
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gawk, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gawk, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gawk-all-langpacks, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gawk, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gawk-all-langpacks
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/31/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-4156