Amazon Linux 2 : java-17-amazon-corretto (ALAS-2023-2314)

low Nessus Plugin ID 183464

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of java-17-amazon-corretto installed on the remote host is prior to 17.0.9+8-1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2314 advisory.

Memory corruption bug on JDK 21 and 20 when AVX-512 is enabled. (CVE-2023-22025)

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK product of Oracle Java SE (component: JSSE).
Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u381, 8u381-perf, 11.0.20, 17.0.8, 20.0.2;
Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.8 and 20.0.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTPS to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L). (CVE-2023-22081)

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 java-17-amazon-corretto' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2314.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-22025.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-22081.html

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 183464

File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-2314.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/20/2023

Updated: 12/11/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-22025

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-17-amazon-corretto-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-17-amazon-corretto-headless, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-17-amazon-corretto-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-17-amazon-corretto-jmods, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-17-amazon-corretto

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/18/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-22025, CVE-2023-22081