Amazon Linux AMI update for dmidecode



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-30630
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Amazon Linux AMI
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

dmidecode
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU75432

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-2023-30630

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions when executing the command with the "--dump-bin" option. A local user can overwrite arbitrary files on the system and escalate privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

aarch64:
    dmidecode-debuginfo-3.5-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    dmidecode-debugsource-3.5-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    dmidecode-3.5-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

src:
    dmidecode-3.5-1.amzn2023.0.2.src

x86_64:
    dmidecode-debuginfo-3.5-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    dmidecode-debugsource-3.5-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    dmidecode-3.5-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

dmidecode: before 3.5-1

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-328.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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