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Amazon Linux 2023 : bsdcat, bsdcpio, bsdtar (ALAS2023-2024-742)
high Nessus Plugin ID 209994
Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.Description
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-742 advisory.execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst. (CVE-2024-48957)
execute_filter_delta in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst. (CVE-2024-48958)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'dnf update libarchive --releasever 2023.6.20241028' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-48957.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 209994
File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2024-742.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 10/31/2024
Updated: 10/31/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-48958
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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:bsdcpio, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bsdtar, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libarchive, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libarchive-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libarchive-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bsdcat, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bsdcat-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bsdcpio-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bsdtar-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libarchive-debugsource, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bsdunzip, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bsdunzip-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: 10/24/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-48957, CVE-2024-48958
IAVB: 2024-B-0154