Amazon Linux AMI update for rust



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-40030
CWE-ID CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Amazon Linux AMI
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

rust
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU96700

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40030

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when downloading Rust project dependencies with Cargo. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

aarch64:
    rust-analyzer-debuginfo-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    rustfmt-debuginfo-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    clippy-debuginfo-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    rust-debuginfo-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    clippy-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    rust-std-static-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    cargo-debuginfo-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    cargo-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    rust-analysis-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    rust-analyzer-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    rust-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    rustfmt-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    rust-debugsource-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    rust-doc-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64

noarch:
    rust-std-static-wasm32-unknown-unknown-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.noarch
    rust-lldb-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.noarch
    rust-debugger-common-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.noarch
    rust-gdb-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.noarch
    rust-std-static-wasm32-wasi-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.noarch
    rust-src-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.noarch

src:
    rust-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.src

x86_64:
    rust-debuginfo-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    rust-analysis-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    rustfmt-debuginfo-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    cargo-debuginfo-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    rust-std-static-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    clippy-debuginfo-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    rustfmt-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    rust-analyzer-debuginfo-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    rust-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    clippy-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    cargo-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    rust-analyzer-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    rust-debugsource-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    rust-doc-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

rust: before 1.68.2-1

CPE2.3 External links

http://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-497.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.



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