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Amazon Linux 2 : libpq (ALASPOSTGRESQL14-2024-010)

low Nessus Plugin ID 192213

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of libpq installed on the remote host is prior to 14.8-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2POSTGRESQL14-2024-010 advisory.

 In PostgreSQL, a modified, unauthenticated server can send an unterminated string during the establishment of Kerberos transport encryption. In certain conditions a server can cause a libpq client to over-read and report an error message containing uninitialized bytes. (CVE-2022-41862)

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 libpq' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASPOSTGRESQL14-2024-010.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-41862.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 192213

File Name: al2_ALASPOSTGRESQL14-2024-010.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/18/2024

Updated: 12/11/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-41862

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libpq, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libpq-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libpq-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/9/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-41862