Amazon Linux 2 : ecs-init, docker, containerd, runc (ALASECS-2022-001)

high Nessus Plugin ID 178301

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of containerd installed on the remote host is prior to 1.4.13-3. The version of docker installed on the remote host is prior to 20.10.13-2. The version of ecs-init installed on the remote host is prior to 1.61.1-1. The version of runc installed on the remote host is prior to 1.0.3-3. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2ECS-2022-001 advisory.

2023-10-06: CVE-2022-24769 was added to this advisory.

A bug was found in containerd where containers launched through containerd's CRI implementation with a specially-crafted image configuration could gain access to read-only copies of arbitrary files and directories on the host. This may bypass any policy-based enforcement on container setup (including a Kubernetes Pod Security Policy) and expose potentially sensitive information. Kubernetes and crictl can both be configured to use containerd's CRI implementation. (CVE-2022-23648)

A flaw was found in Moby (Docker Engine), where containers were started incorrectly with non-empty inheritable Linux process capabilities. This flaw allows an attacker with access to programs with inheritable file capabilities to elevate those capabilities to the permitted set when execve(2) runs.
Containers using Linux users and groups to perform privilege separation inside the container are most directly impacted. (CVE-2022-24769)This update includes the latest ECS agent and the latest docker, containerd, and runc versions. The severity is moderate. The packages are grouped in this advisory to indicate that all packages should be applied together to apply security updates and maintain operational stability.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

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 ecs-init' to update your system.
Run 'yum update docker' to update your system.
Run 'yum update containerd' to update your system.
Run 'yum update runc' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 178301

File Name: al2_ALASECS-2022-001.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 7/14/2023

Updated: 12/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, 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:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-23648

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:H/I:N/A:N

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:containerd-stress, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:docker, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ecs-init, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:containerd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:containerd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:runc-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:docker-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:runc

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: 6/30/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/2/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-23648, CVE-2022-24769

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