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Amazon Linux 2 : libndp (ALAS-2024-2571)

high Nessus Plugin ID 200907

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of libndp installed on the remote host is prior to 1.2-7. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2571 advisory.

 A vulnerability was found in libndp. A buffer overflow in NetworkManager that can be triggered by sending a malformed IPv6 router advertisement packet via malicious user locally. This happens as libndp was not validating correctly the route length information and hence leading to a flaw. This affects versions of libndp >= 1.0. (CVE-2024-5564)

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 libndp' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2024-2571.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-5564.html

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 200907

File Name: al2_ALAS-2024-2571.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/24/2024

Updated: 7/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-5564

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libndp, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libndp-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libndp-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: 6/19/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/31/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-5564

IAVA: 2024-A-0326