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Amazon Linux 2 : pcs (ALAS-2022-1895)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 168451
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of pcs installed on the remote host is prior to 0.9.169-3. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2022-1895 advisory.- A possible denial of service vulnerability exists in Rack <2.0.9.1, <2.1.4.1 and <2.2.3.1 in the multipart parsing component of Rack. (CVE-2022-30122)
- A sequence injection vulnerability exists in Rack <2.0.9.1, <2.1.4.1 and <2.2.3.1 which could allow is a possible shell escape in the Lint and CommonLogger components of Rack. (CVE-2022-30123)
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 pcs' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2022-1895.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 168451
File Name: al2_ALAS-2022-1895.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 12/7/2022
Updated: 12/8/2022
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-30123
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.7
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcs-snmp, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pcs-debuginfo
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/1/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/2/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-30122, CVE-2022-30123