Amazon Linux 2 : libuv (ALAS-2024-2410)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 187845

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of libuv installed on the remote host is prior to 1.39.0-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2410 advisory.

- Node.js before 16.4.1, 14.17.2, 12.22.2 is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read when uv__idna_toascii() is used to convert strings to ASCII. The pointer p is read and increased without checking whether it is beyond pe, with the latter holding a pointer to the end of the buffer. This can lead to information disclosures or crashes. This function can be triggered via uv_getaddrinfo(). (CVE-2021-22918)

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 libuv' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 187845

File Name: al2_ALAS-2024-2410.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 1/9/2024

Updated: 1/10/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22918

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libuv-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libuv-static, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libuv, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libuv-devel

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: 7/1/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-22918

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