Amazon Linux 2 : libarchive (ALAS-2023-2364)

The version of libarchive installed on the remote host is prior to 3.1.2-14. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2364 advisory. In libarchive 3.6.1, the software does not check for an error after calling calloc function that can return with a NULL pointer...

Low: libarchive

Issue Overview: In libarchive 3.6.1, the software does not check for an error after calling calloc function that can return with a NULL pointer if the function fails, which leads to a resultant NULL pointer dereference or, in some cases, even arbitrary code execution. CVE-2022-36227 Affected...

Amazon Linux 2 : vim (ALAS-2023-2353)

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2353 advisory. Vim is an open source command line text editor. When closing a window, vim may try to access already freed window structure. Exploitation beyond crashing the application has not been shown to be...

Amazon Linux 2 : uriparser (ALAS-2023-2368)

The version of uriparser installed on the remote host is prior to 0.7.5-10. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2368 advisory. An issue was discovered in uriparser before 0.9.6. It performs invalid free operations in uriNormalizeSyntax. CVE-2021-46142...

Amazon Linux 2 : virtuoso-opensource (ALAS-2023-2360)

The version of virtuoso-opensource installed on the remote host is prior to 7.2.11-1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2360 advisory. 2024-03-13: CVE-2023-31618 was added to this advisory. 2024-03-13: CVE-2023-31627 was added to this advisory...

Important: microcode_ctl

Issue Overview: An issue was found in redundant REX instruction prefix values affecting third generation Intel Xeon Scalable “Icelake“ processors. The issue may allow a local third-party actor using such instructions to cause a denial of service DOS or achieve privilege escalation. CVE-2023-23583...

Medium: libarchive

Issue Overview: An improper link resolution flaw can occur while extracting an archive leading to changing modes, times, access control lists, and flags of a file outside of the archive. An attacker may provide a malicious archive to a victim user, who would trigger this flaw when trying to extra...

Amazon Linux 2 : indent (ALAS-2023-2358)

The version of indent installed on the remote host is prior to 2.2.11-13. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2358 advisory. GNU indent 2.2.13 has a heap-based buffer overflow in searchbrace in indent.c via a crafted file. CVE-2023-40305 Tenable has...

Amazon Linux 2 : glibc (ALAS-2023-2371)

The version of glibc installed on the remote host is prior to 2.26-57. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2371 advisory. 2023-12-14: CVE-2021-33574 was added to this advisory. The mqnotify function in the GNU C Library aka glibc has a...

Amazon Linux 2 : compat-libtiff3 (ALAS-2023-2346)

The version of compat-libtiff3 installed on the remote host is prior to 3.9.4-12. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2346 advisory. An out-of-memory flaw was found in libtiff. Passing a crafted tiff file to TIFFOpen API may allow a remote attacker to cau...

Amazon Linux 2 : openssl11 (ALAS-2023-2351)

The version of openssl11 installed on the remote host is prior to 1.1.1g-12. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2351 advisory. Issue summary: Generating excessively long X9.42 DH keys or checkingexcessively long X9.42 DH keys or parameters may be very...

Amazon Linux 2 : gmp (ALAS-2023-2369)

The version of gmp installed on the remote host is prior to 6.0.0-15. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2369 advisory. A flaw was found in gmp. An integer overflow vulnerability could allow an attacker to input an integer value leading to a crash. The...

Low: gmp

Issue Overview: A flaw was found in gmp. An integer overflow vulnerability could allow an attacker to input an integer value leading to a crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. CVE-2021-43618 Affected Packages: gmp Note: This advisory is applicable to Amazon...

Medium: wireshark

Issue Overview: A heap based buffer overflow in Wireshark's NetScreen file parser may lead to a local arbitrary code execution via a crafted capture file. CVE-2023-6175 Affected Packages: wireshark Note: This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 AL2 Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for...

Medium: samba

Issue Overview: When doing NTLM authentication, the client sends replies to cryptographic challenges back to the server. These replies have variable length. Winbind did not properly bounds-check the lan manager response length, which despite the lan manager version no longer being used is still...

Important: xorg-x11-server

Issue Overview: A use-after-free flaw was found in xorg-x11-server-Xvfb. This issue occurs in Xvfb with a very specific and legacy configuration a multi-screen setup with multiple protocol screens, also known as Zaphod mode. If the pointer is warped from a screen 1 to a screen 0, a use-after-free...

Amazon Linux 2 : libX11 (ALAS-2023-2356)

The version of libX11 installed on the remote host is prior to 1.6.7-3. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2356 advisory. A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an infinite loop within the PutSubImage function. This flaw allows a local user to consum...

Amazon Linux 2 : kernel, --advisory ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2023-031 (ALASKERNEL-5.15-2023-031)

The version of kernel installed on the remote host is prior to 5.15.139-93.147. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2023-031 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: llc: verify mac len before reading ma...

Amazon Linux 2 : squid (ALAS-2023-2354)

The version of squid installed on the remote host is prior to 3.5.20-17. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2354 advisory. Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. Due to an Improper Validation of Specified Index bug, Squid versions 3.3.0.1 through...

Amazon Linux 2 : gawk (ALAS-2023-2357)

The version of gawk installed on the remote host is prior to 4.0.2-4. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2357 advisory. A heap out-of-bounds read flaw was found in builtin.c in the gawk package which may result in a crash of the software. CVE-2023-4156...