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Amazon Linux 2 : python-jwcrypto (ALAS-2024-2506)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 192743
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of python-jwcrypto installed on the remote host is prior to 0.4.2-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2506 advisory.A vulnerability was found in JWCrypto. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) attack and possible password brute-force and dictionary attacks to be more resource-intensive. This issue can result in a large amount of computational consumption, causing a denial of service attack.
(CVE-2023-6681)
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 python-jwcrypto' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2024-2506.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 192743
File Name: al2_ALAS-2024-2506.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 4/1/2024
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: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-6681
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-jwcrypto
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/26/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-6681