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Amazon Linux 2 : rsync (ALAS-2022-1873)

high Nessus Plugin ID 167228

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of rsync installed on the remote host is prior to 3.1.2-11. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2022-1873 advisory.

 A flaw was found in rsync that is triggered by a victim rsync user/client connecting to a malicious rsync server. The server can copy and overwrite arbitrary files in the client's rsync target directory and subdirectories. This flaw allows a malicious server, or in some cases, another attacker who performs a man-in-the-middle attack, to potentially overwrite sensitive files on the client machine, resulting in further exploitation. (CVE-2022-29154)

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 rsync' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2022-1873.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-29154.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 167228

File Name: al2_ALAS-2022-1873.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/9/2022

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: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-29154

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rsync, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rsync-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: 10/31/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/2/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-29154

IAVA: 2022-A-0304-S