Amazon Linux 2 : targetcli (ALAS-2021-1591)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 145455

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of targetcli installed on the remote host is prior to 2.1.53-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2021-1591 advisory.

An access flaw was found in targetcli, where the `/etc/target` and underneath backup directory/files were world-readable. This flaw allows a local attacker to access potentially sensitive information such as authentication credentials from the /etc/target/saveconfig.json and backup files. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality. (CVE-2020-13867)

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 targetcli' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2021-1591.html

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13867

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 145455

File Name: al2_ALAS-2021-1591.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/26/2021

Updated: 12/11/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-13867

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/25/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-13867

ALAS: 2021-1591