vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-28391: Security patch for busybox (ALAS-2022-1608)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Apr 3, 2022 | Jul 8, 2022 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Apr 3, 2022
Added
Jul 8, 2022
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
BusyBox through 1.35.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code if netstat is used to print a DNS PTR record's value to a VT compatible terminal. Alternatively, the attacker could choose to change the terminal's colors.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-busybox
References
Rapid7 Labs
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