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Amazon Linux AMI : R (ALAS-2024-1940)

high Nessus Plugin ID 200917

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of R installed on the remote host is prior to 3.4.1-1.53. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2024-1940 advisory.

 Deserialization of untrusted data can occur in the R statistical programming language, on any version starting at 1.4.0 up to and not including 4.4.0, enabling a maliciously crafted RDS (R Data Serialization) formatted file or R package to run arbitrary code on an end user's system when interacted with.
 (CVE-2024-27322)

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 R' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2024-1940.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-27322.html

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 200917

File Name: ala_ALAS-2024-1940.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/24/2024

Updated: 12/11/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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-2024-27322

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:r-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:r-java-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:r-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:r-core-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:librmath-static, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:r-java, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:r-core, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:librmath-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:librmath, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:r

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: 4/29/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-27322