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Amazon Linux AMI : php54-pecl-memcached (ALAS-2023-1670)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 170552

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of php54-pecl-memcached installed on the remote host is prior to 2.1.0-3.10. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2023-1670 advisory.

 - PHP-Memcached v2.2.0 and below contains an improper NULL termination which allows attackers to execute CLRF injection. (CVE-2022-26635)

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 php54-pecl-memcached' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1670.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-26635.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 170552

File Name: ala_ALAS-2023-1670.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/24/2023

Updated: 9/6/2023

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-26635

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-pecl-memcached, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-pecl-memcached-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: 1/19/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/5/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-26635