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Amazon Linux 2023 : binutils, binutils-devel, binutils-gprofng (ALAS2023-2023-119)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 173186
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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 ALAS2023-2023-119 advisory.- In GNU Binutils before 2.40, there is a heap-buffer-overflow in the error function bfd_getl32 when called from the strip_main function in strip-new via a crafted file. (CVE-2022-38533)
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 binutils --releasever=2023.0.20230308' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-119.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 173186
File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2023-119.nasl
Version: 1.0
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 3/21/2023
Updated: 3/21/2023
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-38533
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:binutils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:binutils-gprofng-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:binutils-debugsource, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:binutils-gprofng, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:binutils, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:binutils-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: 3/6/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/26/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-38533