Amazon Linux AMI update for graphviz

Published: 2024-08-06

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-46045
CWE-ID	CWE-125
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Amazon Linux AMI Operating systems & Components / Operating system graphviz Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU92383

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46045

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when parsing the config6a configuration file. A local user with privileges to edit the configuration file can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

aarch64:
    graphviz-perl-debuginfo-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64
    graphviz-lua-debuginfo-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64
    graphviz-graphs-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64
    graphviz-gd-debuginfo-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64
    graphviz-ocaml-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64
    graphviz-gd-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64
    graphviz-doc-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64
    graphviz-perl-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64
    graphviz-debugsource-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64
    graphviz-debuginfo-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64
    graphviz-devel-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64
    graphviz-java-debuginfo-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64
    graphviz-tcl-debuginfo-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64
    graphviz-lua-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64
    graphviz-java-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64
    graphviz-ocaml-debuginfo-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64
    graphviz-tcl-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64
    graphviz-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64

src:
    graphviz-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.src

x86_64:
    graphviz-ocaml-debuginfo-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64
    graphviz-tcl-debuginfo-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64
    graphviz-perl-debuginfo-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64
    graphviz-graphs-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64
    graphviz-lua-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64
    graphviz-lua-debuginfo-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64
    graphviz-java-debuginfo-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64
    graphviz-debugsource-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64
    graphviz-perl-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64
    graphviz-gd-debuginfo-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64
    graphviz-devel-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64
    graphviz-tcl-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64
    graphviz-gd-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64
    graphviz-ocaml-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64
    graphviz-java-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64
    graphviz-debuginfo-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64
    graphviz-doc-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64
    graphviz-2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

graphviz: before 2.44.0-25

External links

http://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-527.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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