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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: edk2 / hvloader / nodejs18 / openssl (CVE-2023-0464)

high Nessus Plugin ID 215577

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of edk2 / hvloader / nodejs18 / openssl installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2023-0464 advisory.

 - A security vulnerability has been identified in all supported versions of OpenSSL related to the verification of X.509 certificate chains that include policy constraints. Attackers May be able to exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious certificate chain that triggers exponential use of computational resources, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) attack on affected systems. Policy processing is disabled by default but can be enabled by passing the `-policy' argument to the command line utilities or by calling the `X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_policies()' function. (CVE-2023-0464)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0464

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 215577

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2023-0464.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 2/10/2025

Updated: 2/10/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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-2023-0464

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:microsoft:azure_linux:edk2-tools, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:hvloader, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:edk2-ovmf-xen, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:nodejs18, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:openssl-static, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:edk2-experimental, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:nodejs18-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:edk2-ext4, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:edk2-ovmf-ia32, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:openssl, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:openssl-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:edk2-tools-python, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:openssl-libs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:nodejs18-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:openssl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:openssl-perl, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:edk2-ovmf, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:edk2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:edk2-tools-doc

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/9/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/21/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-0464

IAVA: 2023-A-0158-S