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Amazon Linux 2023 : expat, expat-devel, expat-static (ALAS2023-2024-576)
high Nessus Plugin ID 192890
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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 ALAS2023-2024-576 advisory.libexpat through 2.6.1 allows an XML Entity Expansion attack when there is isolated use of external parsers (created via XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate). (CVE-2024-28757)
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 'dnf update expat --releasever 2023.4.20240401' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-576.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 192890
File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2024-576.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 4/3/2024
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: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-28757
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:expat-static, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:expat-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:expat-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:expat-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:expat
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: 3/10/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-28757
IAVA: 2024-A-0192-S