Amazon Linux 2023 : perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS (ALAS2023-2024-556)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 191601

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-556 advisory.

- The Cpanel::JSON::XS package before 4.33 for Perl performs out-of-bounds accesses in a way that allows attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-48623)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'dnf update perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS --releasever 2023.3.20240304' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 191601

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2024-556.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 3/6/2024

Updated: 10/31/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-48623

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-cpanel-json-xs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-cpanel-json-xs-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-cpanel-json-xs, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023

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: 2/13/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48623

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