Amazon Linux 2 : libxml2 (ALAS-2023-2249)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 181717

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of libxml2 installed on the remote host is prior to 2.9.1-6. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2249 advisory.

Xmlsoft Libxml2 v2.11.0 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the xmlSAX2StartElement() function at /libxml2/SAX2.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted XML file. (CVE-2023-39615)

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

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 libxml2' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 181717

File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-2249.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 9/20/2023

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: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-39615

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libxml2-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libxml2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libxml2, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libxml2-python, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libxml2-static

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: 9/13/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/29/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-39615

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