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Amazon Linux AMI : glib2 (ALAS-2023-1769)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 177376
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
The version of glib2 installed on the remote host is prior to 2.36.3-5.25. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2023-1769 advisory.- PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the interaction of lookbehind assertions and mutually recursive subpatterns, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror. (CVE-2015-8386)
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 glib2' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1769.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 177376
File Name: ala_ALAS-2023-1769.nasl
Version: 1.0
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 6/16/2023
Updated: 6/16/2023
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-8386
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glib2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glib2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glib2-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glib2-doc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glib2-fam, cpe:/o:amazon:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/7/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/2/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-8386