Amazon Linux 2023 : p7zip, p7zip-plugins (ALAS2023-2024-481)

high Nessus Plugin ID 187697

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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 ALAS2023-2024-481 advisory.

- p7zip 16.02 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability via the function NArchive::NZip::CInArchive::FindCd(bool) at CPP/7zip/Archive/Zip/ZipIn.cpp. (CVE-2022-47069)

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 p7zip --releasever 2023.3.20240108' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 187697

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2024-481.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 1/8/2024

Updated: 1/9/2024

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: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-47069

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:p7zip-doc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:p7zip, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:p7zip-plugins-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:p7zip-plugins, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:p7zip-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: 1/3/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-47069

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