Amazon Linux 2023 : libzstd, libzstd-devel, libzstd-static (ALAS2023-2023-244)

high Nessus Plugin ID 178614

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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 ALAS2023-2023-244 advisory.

- A vulnerability was found in zstd v1.4.10, where an attacker can supply empty string as an argument to the command line tool to cause buffer overrun. (CVE-2022-4899)

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 zstd --releasever 2023.1.20230719' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 178614

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2023-244.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 7/20/2023

Updated: 9/26/2023

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, 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-2022-4899

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:libzstd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:zstd-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libzstd-static, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libzstd-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libzstd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:zstd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:zstd, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/5/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/21/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-4899

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