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Amazon Linux 2023 : gnuplot-common, gnuplot-latex, gnuplot-minimal (ALAS2023-2025-960)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 235896
Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.Description
It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2025-960 advisory.A flaw was found in GNUPlot. A segmentation fault via IO_str_init_static_internal may jeopardize the environment. (CVE-2025-3359)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security 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 'dnf update gnuplot --releasever 2023.7.20250512' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2025-960.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 235896
File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2025-960.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 5/13/2025
Updated: 5/13/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-3359
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.2
Temporal Score: 5.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gnuplot-latex, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gnuplot-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gnuplot-doc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gnuplot-minimal, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gnuplot-minimal-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gnuplot-common, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gnuplot-common-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gnuplot-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-3359