Amazon Linux 2022 : bsdcat, bsdcpio, bsdtar (ALAS2022-2022-201)

high Nessus Plugin ID 166989

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2022 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2022-2022-201 advisory.

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in libarchive. This flaw allows an attacker who can supply a specially crafted zip file to libarchive to cause an out-of-bounds read in programs linked with libarchive, using the LZMA zip functionality. The consequences depend on the specific program linked with libarchive. Still, they would most likely result in an application crash or information disclosure that could be used in conjunction with another exploit. (CVE-2022-26280)

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 'dnf update libarchive --releasever=2022.0.20221102' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2022/ALAS-2022-201.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2021-31566.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2021-36976.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-26280.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 166989

File Name: al2022_ALAS2022-2022-201.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/4/2022

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: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-26280

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-31566

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bsdcat-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libarchive-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libarchive-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2022, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libarchive-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bsdcat, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bsdtar, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libarchive, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bsdcpio-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bsdcpio, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bsdtar-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: 11/1/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/28/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-31566, CVE-2021-36976, CVE-2022-26280