Amazon Linux 2 : gtk3 (ALAS-2024-2602)

high Nessus Plugin ID 205705

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of gtk3 installed on the remote host is prior to 3.22.30-3. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2602 advisory.

gtk3: gtk2: Library injection from CWD (CVE-2024-6655)

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 gtk3' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2024-2602.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-6655.html

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 205705

File Name: al2_ALAS-2024-2602.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/17/2024

Updated: 8/17/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-6655

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/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:gtk3-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gtk3-immodule-xim, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gtk-update-icon-cache, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gtk3-immodules, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gtk3-tests, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gtk3, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gtk3-devel-docs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gtk3-devel

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: 7/16/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-6655