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Amazon Linux 2 : pcp (ALAS-2020-1561)

high Nessus Plugin ID 142734

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of pcp installed on the remote host is prior to 4.3.2-12. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2020-1561 advisory.

 A Improper Control of Generation of Code vulnerability in the packaging of pcp of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows the user pcp to run code as root by placing it into /var/log/pcp/configs.sh This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP1 pcp versions prior to 4.3.1-3.5.3. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1.
 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-6.14.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-6.14.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 pcp versions prior to 4.3.1-lp151.2.3.1.
 (CVE-2019-3695)

 A Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory vulnerability in the packaging of pcp of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows local user pcp to overwrite arbitrary files with arbitrary content. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP1 pcp versions prior to 4.3.1-3.5.3. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-6.14.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-6.14.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 pcp versions prior to 4.3.1-lp151.2.3.1. (CVE-2019-3696)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update pcp' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2020-1561.html

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3695

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3696

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 142734

File Name: al2_ALAS-2020-1561.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/11/2020

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: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3695

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-lustre, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-export-pcp2influxdb, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-testsuite, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-pcp-mmv, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-elasticsearch, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-gui, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-snmp, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-dm, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-slurm, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-export-pcp2elasticsearch, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-bonding, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-webapp-vector, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-conf, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-unbound, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-selinux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-webapp-blinkenlights, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-cifs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-export-pcp2graphite, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-mysql, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-prometheus, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-cisco, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-import-iostat2pcp, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-logger, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-rpm, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-webapp-graphite, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-bash, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-pcp, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-zimbra, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-webapi, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-webjs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-shping, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-activemq, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-import-mrtg2pcp, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-bind2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-oracle, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-pcp-logsummary, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-ds389log, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-summary, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-trace, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-netfilter, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-json, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-export-pcp2json, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-lustrecomm, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-libvirt, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-gluster, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-import-ganglia2pcp, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-gpfs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-samba, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-export-pcp2zabbix, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-pdns, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-export-pcp2spark, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-export-zabbix-agent, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-ds389, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-lio, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-news, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-systemd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-mic, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-import-collectl2pcp, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-mailq, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-smart, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-docker, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-nfsclient, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-infiniband, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-mounts, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-redis, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-lmsensors, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-system-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-pcp-pmda, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-named, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-sendmail, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-roomtemp, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-postgresql, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-nvidia-gpu, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-rsyslog, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-gfs2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-manager, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-vmware, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-import-sar2pcp, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-memcache, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-doc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-postfix, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-pcp-logimport, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-apache, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-gpsd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-nginx, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-haproxy, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-export-pcp2xml, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-perfevent, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-webapp-grafana, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-weblog, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-zswap, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-zeroconf, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcp-pmda-dbping

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: 11/9/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/3/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-3695, CVE-2019-3696

ALAS: 2020-1561