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Amazon Linux 2023 : mod_http2 (ALAS2023-2024-689)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 205096
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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 ALAS2023-2024-689 advisory.Serving WebSocket protocol upgrades over a HTTP/2 connection could result in a Null Pointer dereference, leading to a crash of the server process, degrading performance. (CVE-2024-36387)
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 mod_http2 --releasever 2023.5.20240805' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-689.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 205096
File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2024-689.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 8/6/2024
Updated: 12/11/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-36387
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.4
Temporal Score: 4.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_http2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_http2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_http2-debugsource, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/1/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-36387