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Amazon Linux 2 : rear (ALAS-2024-2451)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 190017
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of rear installed on the remote host is prior to 2.00-7. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2451 advisory.Relax-and-Recover (aka ReaR) through 2.7 creates a world-readable initrd when using GRUB_RESCUE=y. This allows local attackers to gain access to system secrets otherwise only readable by root. (CVE-2024-23301)
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 'yum update rear' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2024-2451.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 190017
File Name: al2_ALAS-2024-2451.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 2/6/2024
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: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-23301
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:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rear, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rear-debuginfo
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: 2/1/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/23/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-23301