QID 356458

Date Published: 2023-11-08

QID 356458: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for amazon-ssm-agent : ALAS-2023-1866

The x/crypto/ssh package before 0.0.0-20211202192323-5770296d904e of golang.org/x/crypto allows an attacker to panic an ssh server. (
( CVE-2021-43565) http2/hpack: avoid quadratic complexity in hpack decoding (cve-2022-41723) templates did not properly consider backticks (`) as javascript string delimiters, and as such did not escape them as expected.
Backticks are used, since es6, for js template literals.
If a template contained a go template action within a javascript template literal, the contents of the action could be used to terminate the literal, injecting arbitrary javascript code into the go template. (
( CVE-2023-24538)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS-2023-1866 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 356458

    CVE-2023-24538 | CVE-2022-41723 | CVE-2021-43565 | CVE-2023-24540 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS-2023-1866 amazon linux URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1866.html
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