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Amazon Linux 2 : vorbis-tools, --advisory ALAS2-2025-2983 (ALAS-2025-2983)
high Nessus Plugin ID 261348
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of vorbis-tools installed on the remote host is prior to 1.4.0-13. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-2983 advisory.Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Vorbis-tools v.1.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service during the conversion of wav files to ogg files. (CVE-2023-43361)
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 vorbis-tools' or or 'yum update --advisory ALAS2-2025-2983' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com//AL2/ALAS2-2025-2983.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 261348
File Name: al2_ALAS-2025-2983.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 9/4/2025
Updated: 9/4/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-43361
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vorbis-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vorbis-tools-debuginfo
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/4/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/2/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-43361