Amazon Linux AMI update for redis6



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2023-41056
CVE-2023-45145
CWE-ID CWE-122
CWE-362
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Amazon Linux AMI
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

redis6
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU85169

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41056

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when resizing memory buffers. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

aarch64:
    redis6-debuginfo-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
    redis6-devel-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
    redis6-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
    redis6-debugsource-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

noarch:
    redis6-doc-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.noarch

src:
    redis6-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.src

x86_64:
    redis6-devel-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
    redis6-debuginfo-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
    redis6-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
    redis6-debugsource-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

redis6: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-516.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU82200

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-2023-45145

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition between listen(2) and chmod(2) calls on startup. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

aarch64:
    redis6-debuginfo-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
    redis6-devel-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
    redis6-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
    redis6-debugsource-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

noarch:
    redis6-doc-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.noarch

src:
    redis6-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.src

x86_64:
    redis6-devel-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
    redis6-debuginfo-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
    redis6-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
    redis6-debugsource-6.2.14-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

redis6: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-516.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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