Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2023-2333
Advisory Release Date: 2023-10-30 23:59 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-11-01 22:22 Pacific
Severity:
Low
Issue Overview:
Nmap through 7.70, when the -sV option is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted TCP-based service. (CVE-2018-15173)
Affected Packages:
nmap
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update nmap to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
nmap-6.40-19.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
nmap-ncat-6.40-19.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
nmap-debuginfo-6.40-19.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
i686:
nmap-6.40-19.amzn2.0.1.i686
nmap-ncat-6.40-19.amzn2.0.1.i686
nmap-debuginfo-6.40-19.amzn2.0.1.i686
noarch:
nmap-frontend-6.40-19.amzn2.0.1.noarch
src:
nmap-6.40-19.amzn2.0.1.src
x86_64:
nmap-6.40-19.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
nmap-ncat-6.40-19.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
nmap-debuginfo-6.40-19.amzn2.0.1.x86_64