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Amazon Linux 2023 : git, git-all, git-core (ALAS2023-2024-609)

high Nessus Plugin ID 196926

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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 ALAS2023-2024-609 advisory.

 An issue was discovered in git where a client can convince upload-pack running on a server to allocate arbitrary amounts of memory, resulting in a possible denial of service.

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 git --releasever 2023.4.20240429' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-609.html

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 196926

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2024-609.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/13/2024

Updated: 12/11/2024

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-subtree, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-svn, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gitweb, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gitk, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-instaweb, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-credential-libsecret, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-core-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-daemon, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-all, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-p4, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-credential-libsecret-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-core-doc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-git, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-cvs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-core, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-daemon-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-email, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-gui, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-git-svn

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/8/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2024