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Amazon Linux 2023 : giflib, giflib-devel, giflib-utils (ALAS2023-2023-386)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 183825
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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 ALAS2023-2023-386 advisory.- giflib v5.2.1 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component getarg.c. (CVE-2023-39742)
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 giflib --releasever 2023.2.20231018' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-386.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 183825
File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2023-386.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 10/24/2023
Updated: 10/25/2023
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: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-39742
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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:giflib-utils, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:giflib-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:giflib-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:giflib, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:giflib-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:giflib-utils-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023
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: 10/12/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-39742