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Amazon Linux 2 : libXpm (ALAS-2023-2295)
high Nessus Plugin ID 183468
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of libXpm installed on the remote host is prior to 3.5.12-9. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2295 advisory.libX11: integer overflow in XCreateImage() leading to a heap overflow. (CVE-2023-43787)
libXpm: out of bounds read in XpmCreateXpmImageFromBuffer()
NOTE: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/1NOTE: Fixed by:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/2fa554b01ef6079a9b35df9332bdc4f139ed67e0 (CVE-2023-43788)
libXpm: out of bounds read on XPM with corrupted colormap (CVE-2023-43789)
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 libXpm' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2295.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-43787.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-43788.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 183468
File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-2295.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: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-43787
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libxpm-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libxpm, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libxpm-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: 10/12/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2023