QID 357106

Date Published: 2024-02-09

QID 357106: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for lynis : ALAS2LYNIS-2023-001

In cisofy lynis 2.x through 2.7.5, the license key can be obtained by looking at the process list when a data upload is being performed.
This license can be used to upload data to a central lynis server.
Although no data can be extracted by knowing the license key, it may be possible to upload the data of additional scans. (
( CVE-2019-13033) cisofy lynis before 3.0.0 has incorrect access control because of a toctou race condition.
The routine to check the log and report file permissions was not working as intended and could be bypassed locally.
Because of the race, an unprivileged attacker can set up a log and report file, and control that up to the point where the specific routine is doing its check.
After that, the file can be removed, recreated, and used for additional attacks. (
( CVE-2020-13882)

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

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

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 4.2 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 3.7 severity.

Solution

Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2LYNIS-2023-001 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.

Vendor References

ALAS2LYNIS-2023-001 - alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASLYNIS-2023-001.html

CVEs related to QID 357106

CVE-2020-13882 | CVE-2019-13033 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
ALAS2LYNIS-2023-001	amazon linux 2		alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASLYNIS-2023-001.html

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