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Amazon Linux 2 : java-11-openjdk (ALASJAVA-OPENJDK11-2024-006)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 187771

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of java-11-openjdk installed on the remote host is prior to 11.0.21.0.9-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2JAVA-OPENJDK11-2024-006 advisory.

 - Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: JSSE). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u381, 8u381-perf, 11.0.20, 17.0.8, 21; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.8, 21; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:
 20.3.11, 21.3.7 and 22.3.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTPS to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition.
 Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Note:
 This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). (CVE-2023-22081)

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 java-11-openjdk' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASJAVA-OPENJDK11-2024-006.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-22081.html

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 187771

File Name: al2_ALASJAVA-OPENJDK11-2024-006.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/9/2024

Updated: 1/9/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-22081

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-11-openjdk-demo-debug, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-11-openjdk-src-debug, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-11-openjdk-javadoc-debug, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-11-openjdk-src, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-11-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-11-openjdk-javadoc-zip-debug, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-11-openjdk-devel-debug, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-11-openjdk-debug, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-11-openjdk-headless, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-11-openjdk-headless-debug, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-11-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-11-openjdk-jmods-debug, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-11-openjdk-jmods, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-11-openjdk-static-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-11-openjdk-static-libs-debug, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-11-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-11-openjdk-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-11-openjdk-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-11-openjdk-javadoc-zip

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/3/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-22081