Amazon Linux AMI update for bpftrace



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-2313
CWE-ID CWE-379
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Amazon Linux AMI
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

bpftrace
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Creation of temporary file in directory with insecure permissions

EUVDB-ID: #VU99853

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2313

CWE-ID: CWE-379 - Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to software loads kernel headers from an insecure temporary directory. A local user can place malicious links headers into the temporary directory and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

aarch64:
    bpftrace-debuginfo-0.17.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
    bpftrace-debugsource-0.17.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
    bpftrace-0.17.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

src:
    bpftrace-0.17.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.src

x86_64:
    bpftrace-debuginfo-0.17.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
    bpftrace-debugsource-0.17.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
    bpftrace-0.17.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

bpftrace: before 0.17.0-1

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-627.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.



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