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Amazon Linux 2023 : nodejs, nodejs-devel, nodejs-full-i18n (ALAS2023-2024-766)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 211372

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-766 advisory.

 node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. node-tar prior to version 6.2.1 has no limit on the number of sub-folders created in the folder creation process. An attacker who generates a large number of sub-folders can consume memory on the system running node-tar and even crash the Node.js client within few seconds of running it using a path with too many sub-folders inside. Version 6.2.1 fixes this issue by preventing extraction in excessively deep sub-folders. (CVE-2024-28863)

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 nodejs --releasever 2023.6.20241111' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-766.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-28863.html

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 211372

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2024-766.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/14/2024

Updated: 11/14/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, continuous_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-2024-28863

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:nodejs-full-i18n, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-npm, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:v8-10.2-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-docs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-libs, 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: 11/13/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/21/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-28863