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Amazon Linux 2 : xerces-c (ALAS-2024-2476)
high Nessus Plugin ID 191519
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of xerces-c installed on the remote host is prior to 3.1.1-10. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2476 advisory.Apache issued this CVE to indicate the correct versions of xerces-c, which included the fix for CVE-2018-1311. See the older CVE page for fix status. (CVE-2024-23807)
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 xerces-c' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2024-2476.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 191519
File Name: al2_ALAS-2024-2476.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 3/5/2024
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: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-23807
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.1
Temporal Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xerces-c, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xerces-c-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xerces-c-doc, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xerces-c-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/29/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/29/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-23807