Amazon Linux AMI : cpio (ALAS-2024-1925)

high Nessus Plugin ID 191517

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of cpio installed on the remote host is prior to 2.10-12.13. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2024-1925 advisory.

- cpio 2.11, when using the --no-absolute-filenames option, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an archive. (CVE-2015-1197)

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 cpio' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 191517

File Name: ala_ALAS-2024-1925.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 3/5/2024

Updated: 3/5/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.9

Temporal Score: 1.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-1197

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cpio, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cpio-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

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: 2/28/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/5/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1197

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