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Amazon Linux 2023 : openssl, openssl-devel, openssl-libs (ALAS2023-2024-640)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 200263

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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 ALAS2023-2024-640 advisory.

 Issue summary: Some non-default TLS server configurations can cause unboundedmemory growth when processing TLSv1.3 sessions

 Impact summary: An attacker may exploit certain server configurations to triggerunbounded memory growth that would lead to a Denial of Service

 This problem can occur in TLSv1.3 if the non-default SSL_OP_NO_TICKET option isbeing used (but not if early_data support is also configured and the defaultanti-replay protection is in use). In this case, under certain conditions, thesession cache can get into an incorrect state and it will fail to flush properlyas it fills. The session cache will continue to grow in an unbounded manner. Amalicious client could deliberately create the scenario for this failure toforce a Denial of Service. It may also happen by accident in normal operation.

 This issue only affects TLS servers supporting TLSv1.3. It does not affect TLSclients.

 The FIPS modules in 3.2, 3.1 and 3.0 are not affected by this issue. OpenSSL1.0.2 is also not affected by this issue. (CVE-2024-2511)

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 openssl --releasever 2023.4.20240611' to update your system.

See Also

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

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-2511.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-640.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 200263

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2024-640.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/10/2024

Updated: 3/31/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-2511

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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:openssl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openssl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openssl-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openssl-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openssl-perl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openssl-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openssl-libs-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openssl-snapsafe-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openssl-snapsafe-libs-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: 6/6/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-2511

IAVA: 2024-A-0208-S