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Amazon Linux 2 : sudo (ALAS-2024-2447)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 190028
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of sudo installed on the remote host is prior to 1.8.23-10. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2447 advisory.- 2024-02-22: CVE-2023-42465 was removed from this advisory. (ALAS2-2024-2447)
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 sudo' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 190028
File Name: al2_ALAS-2024-2447.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 2/6/2024
Updated: 2/24/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:sudo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:sudo-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:sudo-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/1/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/22/2023
Reference Information
IAVA: 2024-A-0068