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Amazon Linux 2 : containerd (ALASECS-2023-022)
high Nessus Plugin ID 185926
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of containerd installed on the remote host is prior to 1.6.6-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2ECS-2023-022 advisory.In net/http in Go before 1.18.6 and 1.19.x before 1.19.1, attackers can cause a denial of service because an HTTP/2 connection can hang during closing if shutdown were preempted by a fatal error. (CVE-2022-27664)
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 'yum update containerd' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASECS-2023-022.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 185926
File Name: al2_ALASECS-2023-022.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 11/16/2023
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: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-27664
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:containerd-stress, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:containerd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:containerd-debuginfo
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/6/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-27664
IAVB: 2023-B-0080-S