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Amazon Linux 2 : libdwarf (ALAS-2024-2688)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 210062
Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of libdwarf installed on the remote host is prior to 20130207-4. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2688 advisory.A flaw was found in libdwarf. A possible memory leak allows an attacker to input a specially crafted file, leading to a crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. (CVE-2020-27545)
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 libdwarf' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2024-2688.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 210062
File Name: al2_ALAS-2024-2688.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 11/1/2024
Updated: 11/1/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-27545
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libdwarf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libdwarf-static, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libdwarf, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libdwarf-tools, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libdwarf-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: 10/24/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/15/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-27545