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Amazon Linux 2023 : tpm2-tss, tpm2-tss-devel (ALAS2023-2023-110)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 173177

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-110 advisory.

 tpm2-tss is an open source software implementation of the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2 Software Stack (TSS2). In affected versions `Tss2_RC_SetHandler` and `Tss2_RC_Decode` both index into `layer_handler` with an 8 bit layer number, but the array only has `TPM2_ERROR_TSS2_RC_LAYER_COUNT` entries, so trying to add a handler for higher-numbered layers or decode a response code with such a layer number reads/writes past the end of the buffer. This Buffer overrun, could result in arbitrary code execution. An example attack would be a MiTM bus attack that returns 0xFFFFFFFF for the RC. Given the common use case of TPM modules an attacker must have local access to the target machine with local system privileges which allows access to the TPM system. Usually TPM access requires administrative privilege. (CVE-2023-22745)

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 'dnf update tpm2-tss --releasever=2023.0.20230222 ' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-110.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-22745.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 173177

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2023-110.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/21/2023

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: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-22745

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tpm2-tss-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tpm2-tss-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tpm2-tss, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tpm2-tss-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023

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: 2/17/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-22745