Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: llvm16 / tensorflow (CVE-2023-29941)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 233126

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of llvm16 / tensorflow 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-2023-29941 advisory.

- llvm-project commit a0138390 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component matchAndRewriteSortOp<mlir::sparse_tensor::SortOp>(mlir::sparse_tensor::SortOp. (CVE-2023-29941)

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-2023-29941

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 233126

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2023-29941.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 3/20/2025

Updated: 3/20/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-29941

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-tensorflow, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:llvm16, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:llvm16-devel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/5/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-29941