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Amazon Linux AMI : curl (ALAS-2020-1444)

high Nessus Plugin ID 142984

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of curl installed on the remote host is prior to 7.61.1-12.95. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2020-1444 advisory.

 A flaw was found in libcurl from versions 7.29.0 through 7.71.1. An application that performs multiple requests with libcurl's multi API, and sets the `CURLOPT_CONNECT_ONLY` option, might experience libcurl using the wrong connection. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
 (CVE-2020-8231)

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 curl' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2020-1444.html

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8231

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 142984

File Name: ala_ALAS-2020-1444.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/18/2020

Updated: 12/11/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8231

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:H/I:N/A:N

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcurl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcurl-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:curl-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:curl

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: 11/14/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/20/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-8231

ALAS: 2020-1444