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Amazon Linux AMI : perl-Archive-Tar (ALAS-2019-1287)

high Nessus Plugin ID 129014

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was found that the Archive::Tar module did not properly sanitize symbolic links when extracting tar archives. An attacker, able to provide a specially crafted archive for processing, could use this flaw to write or overwrite arbitrary files in the context of the Perl interpreter.(CVE-2018-12015)

Solution

Run 'yum update perl-Archive-Tar' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2019-1287.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 129014

File Name: ala_ALAS-2019-1287.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/19/2019

Updated: 4/24/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-12015

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-archive-tar

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/18/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/7/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-12015

ALAS: 2019-1287