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Amazon Linux 2 : liblouis (ALAS-2023-2013)
high Nessus Plugin ID 174578
Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of liblouis installed on the remote host is prior to 2.6.2-21. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2013 advisory.- Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the lou_logFile function at logginc.c endpoint. (CVE-2023-26767)
- Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the compileTranslationTable.c and lou_setDataPath functions. (CVE-2023-26768)
- Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis Lou_Trace v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the resolveSubtable function at compileTranslationTabel.c. (CVE-2023-26769)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'yum update liblouis' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2013.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-26767.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-26768.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 174578
File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-2013.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 4/20/2023
Updated: 4/21/2023
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: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-26769
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:liblouis-utils, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:liblouis, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-louis, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:liblouis-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python2-louis, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:liblouis-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:liblouis-doc
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: 4/13/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/16/2023