Amazon Linux AMI : gd (ALAS-2023-1721)

high Nessus Plugin ID 173968

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of gd installed on the remote host is prior to 2.0.35-11.11. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2023-1721 advisory.

- ** DISPUTED ** gdImageGd2Ptr in gd_gd2.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) through 2.3.2 has a double free. NOTE: the vendor's position is The GD2 image format is a proprietary image format of libgd. It has to be regarded as being obsolete, and should only be used for development and testing purposes.
(CVE-2021-40145)

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 gd' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 173968

File Name: ala_ALAS-2023-1721.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 4/6/2023

Updated: 4/19/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-40145

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gd-progs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gd-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gd-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

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: 3/30/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/26/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-40145

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