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Amazon Linux 2023 : traceroute (ALAS2023-2023-452)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 186975
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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 ALAS2023-2023-452 advisory.In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines. (CVE-2023-46316)
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 traceroute --releasever 2023.2.20231211' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-452.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 186975
File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2023-452.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 12/15/2023
Updated: 12/11/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, 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-2023-46316
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:traceroute, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:traceroute-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:traceroute-debugsource, 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: 12/6/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/25/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-46316