Amazon Linux 2 : qt5-qtsvg (ALAS-2023-2242)

high Nessus Plugin ID 181163

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of qt5-qtsvg installed on the remote host is prior to 5.9.2-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2242 advisory.

- Integer Overflow vulnerability in qsvghandler.cpp in Qt qtsvg versions 5.15.1, 6.0.0, 6.0.2, and 6.2, allows local attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS). (CVE-2021-28025)

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 qt5-qtsvg' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2242.html

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

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2021-28025.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2021-3481.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 181163

File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-2242.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/8/2023

Updated: 10/3/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3481

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:qt5-qtsvg, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:qt5-qtsvg-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:qt5-qtsvg-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:qt5-qtsvg-doc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:qt5-qtsvg-examples, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

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: 8/31/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-28025, CVE-2021-3481