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Amazon Linux 2 : e2fsprogs (ALAS-2022-1884)
high Nessus Plugin ID 168461
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of e2fsprogs installed on the remote host is prior to 1.42.9-19. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2022-1884 advisory.- An out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability was found in e2fsprogs 1.46.5. This issue leads to a segmentation fault and possibly arbitrary code execution via a specially crafted filesystem.
(CVE-2022-1304)
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 e2fsprogs' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 168461
File Name: al2_ALAS-2022-1884.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 12/7/2022
Updated: 12/7/2022
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: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-1304
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:e2fsprogs-static, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:e2fsprogs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libss, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcom_err-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:e2fsprogs-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:e2fsprogs-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcom_err, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:e2fsprogs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libss-devel
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: 4/14/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-1304