Amazon Linux 2023 : opensmtpd (ALAS2023-2023-221)

high Nessus Plugin ID 177681

Synopsis

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

Description

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-221 advisory.

- ascii_load_sockaddr in smtpd in OpenBSD before 7.1 errata 024 and 7.2 before errata 020, and OpenSMTPD Portable before 7.0.0-portable commit f748277, can abort upon a connection from a local, scoped IPv6 address. (CVE-2023-29323)

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 opensmtpd --releasever 2023.1.20230628' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-221.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-29323.html

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 177681

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2023-221.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/28/2023

Updated: 6/28/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-29323

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:opensmtpd-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:opensmtpd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:opensmtpd-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/21/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/4/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-29323