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Amazon Linux 2023 : fdupes (ALAS2023-2024-633)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 197963
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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 ALAS2023-2024-633 advisory.In deletefiles in FDUPES before 2.2.0, a TOCTOU race condition allows arbitrary file deletion via a symlink. (CVE-2022-48682)
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 fdupes --releasever 2023.4.20240528' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-633.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 197963
File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2024-633.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 5/28/2024
Updated: 5/28/2024
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: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-48682
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6
Temporal Score: 5.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:fdupes-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:fdupes-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:fdupes
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/23/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/26/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-48682