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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: orc (CVE-2024-40897)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 295738
Synopsis
The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The version of orc installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-40897 advisory.- Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in orcparse.c of ORC versions prior to 0.4.39. If a developer is tricked to process a specially crafted file with the affected ORC compiler, an arbitrary code May be executed on the developer's build environment. This May lead to compromise of developer machines or CI build environments. (CVE-2024-40897)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 295738
File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2024-40897.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 1/22/2026
Updated: 1/22/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6
Temporal Score: 4.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-40897
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.7
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/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:microsoft:azure_linux:orc-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:orc-compiler, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:orc-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:orc, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:orc-doc, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/26/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-40897