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Amazon Linux 2 : glibc (ALAS-2023-2371)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 186573
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of glibc installed on the remote host is prior to 2.26-57. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2371 advisory.- The mq_notify function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc) versions 2.32 and 2.33 has a use-after-free. It may use the notification thread attributes object (passed through its struct sigevent parameter) after it has been freed by the caller, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly unspecified other impact. (CVE-2021-33574)
- In librt in the GNU C Library (aka glibc) through 2.34, sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mq_notify.c mishandles certain NOTIFY_REMOVED data, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: this vulnerability was introduced as a side effect of the CVE-2021-33574 fix. (CVE-2021-38604)
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 glibc' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2371.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 186573
File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-2371.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 12/4/2023
Updated: 12/19/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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-2021-33574
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:glibc-langpack-sv, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-sw, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-szl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-ta, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-tcy, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-te, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-tg, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-th, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-the, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-ti, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-tig, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-tk, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-tl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-tn, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-tr, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-ts, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-tt, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-ug, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-uk, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-unm, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-ur, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-uz, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-ve, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-vi, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-wa, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-wae, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-wal, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-wo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-xh, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-yi, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-yo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-yue, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-zh, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-zu, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-locale-source, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-minimal-langpack, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-nss-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-static, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-utils, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcrypt, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcrypt-nss, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nscd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss_db, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss_hesiod, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss_nis, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-az, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-be, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-bem, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-ber, 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p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-lt, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-lv, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-lzh, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-mag, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-mai, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-mg, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-mhr, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-mi, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-mk, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-ml, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-mn, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-mni, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-mr, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-ms, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-mt, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-my, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-nan, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-nb, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-nds, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-ne, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-nhn, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-niu, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-nl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-nn, 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p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-sid, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-sk, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-sl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-so, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-sq, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-sr, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-ss, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glibc-langpack-st
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: 11/29/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-33574, CVE-2021-38604