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Amazon Linux 2 : LibRaw (ALAS-2025-2954)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 243426
Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of LibRaw installed on the remote host is prior to 0.19.4-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-2954 advisory.In LibRaw before 0.21.4, tag 0x412 processing in phase_one_correct in decoders/load_mfbacks.cpp does not enforce minimum w0 and w1 values, which are used for indexing arrays, and may lead to out of bounds memory access. (CVE-2025-43964)
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 'yum update LibRaw' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com//AL2/ALAS2-2025-2954.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 243426
File Name: al2_ALAS-2025-2954.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 8/4/2025
Updated: 8/4/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-43964
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libraw-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libraw-static, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libraw, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libraw-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/4/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-43964