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Amazon Linux 2023 : mariadb1011, mariadb1011-backup, mariadb1011-client-utils (ALAS2023-2025-1331)

high Nessus Plugin ID 282391

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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 ALAS2023-2025-1331 advisory.

 A flaw was found in MariaDB. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations via improper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations in the mariadb-dump utility, requiring user interaction. (CVE-2025-13699)

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 mariadb1011 --releasever 2023.10.20260105' or or 'dnf update --advisory ALAS2023-2025-1331 --releasever 2023.10.20260105' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com//AL2023/ALAS2023-2025-1331.html

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

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-13699.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 282391

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2025-1331.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/8/2026

Updated: 1/9/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-13699

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-test, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-sphinx-engine-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-sphinx-engine, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-server-utils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-server-utils, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-server-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-server, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-rocksdb-engine-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-rocksdb-engine, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-pam-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-pam, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-oqgraph-engine-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-oqgraph-engine, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-gssapi-server-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-gssapi-server, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-errmsg, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-cracklib-password-check-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-cracklib-password-check, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-connect-engine-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-connect-engine, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-common, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-client-utils, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-backup-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-backup, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mariadb1011-test-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/7/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/4/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-13699

IAVA: 2026-A-0015