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Amazon Linux 2023 : binutils, binutils-devel, binutils-gprofng (ALAS2023-2023-229)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 177689
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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 ALAS2023-2023-229 advisory.- A potential heap based buffer overflow was found in _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables() in bfd/elf.c. This may lead to loss of availability. (CVE-2023-1972)
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 2023.1.20230628' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-229.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 177689
File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2023-229.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: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-1972
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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: 6/21/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-1972