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Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.8.0-openjdk, java-1.7.0-openjdk, java-1.6.0-openjdk (ALAS-2021-1553)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 156174

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of java-1.6.0-openjdk installed on the remote host is prior to 1.6.0.41-1.13.13.1.78. The version of java-1.7.0-openjdk installed on the remote host is prior to 1.7.0.261-2.6.22.1.84. The version of java-1.8.0-openjdk installed on the remote host is prior to 1.8.0.312.b07-0.66. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS-2021-1553 advisory.

 No versions of an Amazon Linux Java Virtual Machine (JVM) are affected by CVE-2021-44228 or CVE-2021-45046. However, if customers load a log4j version that is affected by CVE-2021-44228 or CVE-2021-45046 into an Amazon Linux JVM, it will introduce the issues identified in CVE-2021-44228 and CVE-2021-45046 into the JVM. This update modifies Amazon Linux packages that provide a JVM to also install the AWS-developed hotpatch to mitigate CVE-2021-44228 or CVE-2021-45046 by default. For more information on the hotpatch package in Amazon Linux, see https://alas.aws.amazon.com/announcements/2021-001.html

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 java-1.8.0-openjdk' to update your system.
 Run 'yum update java-1.7.0-openjdk' to update your system.
 Run 'yum update java-1.6.0-openjdk' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2021-1553.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2021-44228.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2021-45046.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 156174

File Name: ala_ALAS-2021-1553.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/18/2021

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:java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.6.0-openjdk-src, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.7.0-openjdk-src, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.6.0-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.7.0-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-src, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.6.0-openjdk-debuginfo

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: 12/17/2021

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: 2021-1553

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