Amazon Linux 2 : aws-kinesis-agent (ALAS-2021-1730)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 156112

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of aws-kinesis-agent installed on the remote host is prior to 2.0.4-1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2021-1730 advisory.

Amazon Kinesis Agent versions within Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) prior to aws-kinesis-agent-2.0.4-1 included a version of Apache Log4j affected by CVE-2021-44228 and CVE-2021-45046. The Amazon Kinesis Agent has been updated to aws-kinesis-agent-2.0.4-1 within Amazon Linux 2 that mitigates CVE-2021-44228 and CVE-2021-45046. For additional detail see https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-kinesis-agent.

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 aws-kinesis-agent' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 156112

File Name: al2_ALAS-2021-1730.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 12/16/2021

Updated: 12/11/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 10.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-44228

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 9.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:aws-kinesis-agent, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/16/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/10/2021

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 12/24/2021, 5/22/2023

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-44228, CVE-2021-45046

ALAS: 2021-1730

IAVA: 0001-A-0650, 2021-A-0573

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