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Amazon Linux AMI : libXpm (ALAS-2023-1875)
high Nessus Plugin ID 184386
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
The version of libXpm installed on the remote host is prior to 3.5.10-2.12. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS-2023-1875 advisory.- A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an infinite loop within the PutSubImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to consume all available system resources and cause a denial of service condition.
(CVE-2023-43786)
- A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an integer overflow within the XCreateImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. (CVE-2023-43787)
- A vulnerability was found in libXpm where a vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition, a local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system. (CVE-2023-43789)
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/ALAS-2023-1875.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-43786.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-43787.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 184386
File Name: ala_ALAS-2023-1875.nasl
Version: 1.0
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 11/3/2023
Updated: 11/3/2023
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: cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libxpm-debuginfo, 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: 10/30/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/5/2023