Amazon Linux 2023 : guava, guava-javadoc, guava-testlib (ALAS2023-2023-458)

high Nessus Plugin ID 186980

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-458 advisory.

Use of Java's default temporary directory for file creation in `FileBackedOutputStream` in Google Guava versions 1.0 to 31.1 on Unix systems and Android Ice Cream Sandwich allows other users and apps on the machine with access to the default Java temporary directory to be able to access the files created by the class.

Even though the security vulnerability is fixed in version 32.0.0, we recommend using version 32.0.1 as version 32.0.0 breaks some functionality under Windows. (CVE-2023-2976)

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 guava --releasever 2023.2.20231211' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-458.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-2976.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 186980

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2023-458.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/15/2023

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: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-2976

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:guava, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:guava-testlib, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:guava-javadoc

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/6/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-2976