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Amazon Linux 2 : libguestfs-winsupport (ALAS-2020-1522)

high Nessus Plugin ID 141945

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of libguestfs-winsupport installed on the remote host is prior to 7.2-3. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2020-1522 advisory.

 An integer underflow issue exists in ntfs-3g 2017.3.23. A local attacker could potentially exploit this by running /bin/ntfs-3g with specially crafted arguments from a specially crafted directory to cause a heap buffer overflow, resulting in a crash or the ability to execute arbitrary code. In installations where /bin/ntfs-3g is a setuid-root binary, this could lead to a local escalation of privileges. (CVE-2019-9755)

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 libguestfs-winsupport' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2020-1522.html

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9755

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 141945

File Name: al2_ALAS-2020-1522.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/27/2020

Updated: 12/11/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-9755

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libguestfs-winsupport

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/22/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-9755

ALAS: 2020-1522