Amazon Linux 2023 : re2c (ALAS2023-2023-438)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 185720

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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 ALAS2023-2023-438 advisory.

A stack overflow re2c 2.2 exists due to infinite recursion issues in src/dfa/dead_rules.cc.
(CVE-2022-23901)

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 'dnf update re2c --releasever 2023.2.20231113' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 185720

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2023-438.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 11/15/2023

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: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-23901

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:re2c, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:re2c-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:re2c-debugsource

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: 11/9/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/29/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-23901

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