Amazon Linux AMI update for curl

Published: 2024-08-06

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-2004 CVE-2024-2398
CWE-ID	CWE-20 CWE-772
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Amazon Linux AMI Operating systems & Components / Operating system curl Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU87846

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2004

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when a protocol selection parameter option disables all protocols without adding any. As a result, the default set of protocols would remain in the allowed set due to an error in the logic for removing protocols.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

aarch64:
    libcurl-minimal-debuginfo-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.aarch64
    curl-debuginfo-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.aarch64
    curl-minimal-debuginfo-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.aarch64
    curl-debugsource-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.aarch64
    curl-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.aarch64
    libcurl-debuginfo-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.aarch64
    curl-minimal-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.aarch64
    libcurl-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.aarch64
    libcurl-minimal-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.aarch64
    libcurl-devel-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.aarch64

src:
    curl-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.src

x86_64:
    libcurl-minimal-debuginfo-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.x86_64
    libcurl-minimal-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.x86_64
    curl-debuginfo-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.x86_64
    curl-minimal-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.x86_64
    curl-debugsource-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.x86_64
    libcurl-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.x86_64
    curl-minimal-debuginfo-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.x86_64
    curl-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.x86_64
    libcurl-debuginfo-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.x86_64
    libcurl-devel-8.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.4.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

curl: before 8.5.0-1

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:amazon_web_services:amazon_linux_ami:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-596.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

EUVDB-ID: #VU87850

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2398

CWE-ID: CWE-772 - Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime