Amazon Linux 2023 : device-mapper-persistent-data (ALAS2023-2026-1791)

high Nessus Plugin ID 319794

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2026-1791 advisory.

An unsoundness issue (RUSTSEC-2026-0097) was found in the bundled Rust rand crate used by device-mapper- persistent-data. ThreadRng methods use unsafe code that can create aliased mutable references when a custom logger accesses rand::rng() or rand::thread_rng() during reseeding, resulting in undefined behavior.

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 device-mapper-persistent-data --releasever 2023.12.20260608' or or 'dnf update --advisory ALAS2023-2026-1791 --releasever 2023.12.20260608' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 319794

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2026-1791.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 6/8/2026

Updated: 6/8/2026

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:device-mapper-persistent-data, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:device-mapper-persistent-data-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:device-mapper-persistent-data-debugsource, 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: 6/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/8/2026

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