Amazon Linux 2 : gstreamer-plugins-base (ALAS-2023-2121)

high Nessus Plugin ID 178520

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of gstreamer-plugins-base installed on the remote host is prior to 0.10.36-18. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2121 advisory.

- Integer overflow leading to heap overwrite in FLAC image tag handling (CVE-2023-37327) (CVE-2023-37327)

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 gstreamer-plugins-base' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 178520

File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-2121.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 7/20/2023

Updated: 5/3/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

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-2023-37327

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gstreamer-plugins-base-devel-docs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gstreamer-plugins-base-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gstreamer-plugins-base, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gstreamer-plugins-base-tools, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gstreamer-plugins-base-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: 7/17/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/17/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-37327

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