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Amazon Linux 2 : aws-kinesis-agent (ALAS-2021-1733)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 156263
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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 2.0.5-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2021-1733 advisory.- Apache Log4j2 versions 2.0-alpha1 through 2.16.0 (excluding 2.12.3) did not protect from uncontrolled recursion from self-referential lookups. This allows an attacker with control over Thread Context Map data to cause a denial of service when a crafted string is interpreted. This issue was fixed in Log4j 2.17.0 and 2.12.3. (CVE-2021-45105)
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 aws-kinesis-agent' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 156263
File Name: al2_ALAS-2021-1733.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 12/23/2021
Updated: 2/14/2022
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-45105
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/21/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/10/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-45105
ALAS: 2021-1733
IAVA: 2021-A-0573