#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory ALAS2023-2025-1241.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(271774);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/10/28");
script_cve_id("CVE-2025-53057", "CVE-2025-53066", "CVE-2025-61748");
script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2023 : java-21-amazon-corretto, java-21-amazon-corretto-devel, java-21-amazon-corretto-headless (ALAS2023-2025-1241)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2025-1241 advisory.
Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of
Oracle Java SE (component: Security). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u461,
8u461-perf, 11.0.28, 17.0.16, 21.0.8, 25; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.16 and 21.0.8; Oracle GraalVM
Enterprise Edition: 21.3.15. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with
network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM
Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion
or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM
Enterprise Edition accessible data. Note: This vulnerability can be exploited by using APIs in the
specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. This vulnerability also
applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or
sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and
rely on the Java sandbox for security. (CVE-2025-53057)
Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of
Oracle Java SE (component: JAXP). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u461,
8u461-perf, 11.0.28, 17.0.16, 21.0.8, 25; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.16 and 21.0.8; Oracle GraalVM
Enterprise Edition: 21.3.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network
access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM
Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical
data or complete access to all Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition
accessible data. Note: This vulnerability can be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g.,
through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. This vulnerability also applies to Java
deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets,
that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox
for security. (CVE-2025-53066)
Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of
Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 21.0.8 and
25; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 21.0.8; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.15. Difficult to exploit
vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise
Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this
vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Java SE, Oracle
GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data. Note: This vulnerability can be
exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the
APIs. This vulnerability also applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web
Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from
the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. (CVE-2025-61748)
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.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com//AL2023/ALAS2023-2025-1241.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-53057.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-53066.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-61748.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'dnf update java-21-amazon-corretto --releasever 2023.9.20251027' or
or 'dnf update --advisory ALAS2023-2025-1241 --releasever 2023.9.20251027' to update your system.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-53066");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/10/21");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/10/27");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/10/28");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-21-amazon-corretto");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-21-amazon-corretto-debugsymbols");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-21-amazon-corretto-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-21-amazon-corretto-headless");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-21-amazon-corretto-javadoc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-21-amazon-corretto-jmods");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");
exit(0);
}
include("rpm.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var alas_release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(alas_release) || !strlen(alas_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d+|-\d+)", string:alas_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "-2023")
{
if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux 2023", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}
if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var pkgs = [
{'reference':'java-21-amazon-corretto-21.0.9+10-1.amzn2023.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-21-amazon-corretto-21.0.9+10-1.amzn2023.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-21-amazon-corretto-debugsymbols-21.0.9+10-1.amzn2023.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-21-amazon-corretto-debugsymbols-21.0.9+10-1.amzn2023.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-21-amazon-corretto-devel-21.0.9+10-1.amzn2023.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-21-amazon-corretto-devel-21.0.9+10-1.amzn2023.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-21-amazon-corretto-headless-21.0.9+10-1.amzn2023.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-21-amazon-corretto-headless-21.0.9+10-1.amzn2023.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-21-amazon-corretto-javadoc-21.0.9+10-1.amzn2023.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-21-amazon-corretto-javadoc-21.0.9+10-1.amzn2023.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-21-amazon-corretto-jmods-21.0.9+10-1.amzn2023.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-21-amazon-corretto-jmods-21.0.9+10-1.amzn2023.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];
var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
var reference = NULL;
var _release = NULL;
var sp = NULL;
var _cpu = NULL;
var el_string = NULL;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
var epoch = NULL;
var allowmaj = NULL;
var exists_check = NULL;
var cves = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "java-21-amazon-corretto / java-21-amazon-corretto-debugsymbols / java-21-amazon-corretto-devel / etc");
}
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