AWS inspector keeps listing an error in package libopenexr25 when ubuntu lists the system as not vulnerable

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I have an ubuntu 22.04 LTS EC2 instance with security patches and Inspector2 enabled.

Inspector finds several vulnerabilities related to the outdated package libopenexr25

Facts:

  • The remediation provided does not update anything
  • The existing package is the one that the finding says it is vulnerable
  • The fixed package does not exists in distribution
  • The UBUNTU CVEs linked says Ubuntu 22 is not vulnerable (https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-26260)

How do I am supposed to fix this? Is it really a vulnerability or a failure in inspector rules. When does the vulns at inspector gets updated?

This is the finding dump redacted

{
  "awsAccountId": "*****************************",
  "description": " An integer overflow could occur when OpenEXR processes a crafted file on systems where size_t < 64 bits. This could cause an invalid bytesPerLine and maxBytesPerLine value, which could lead to problems with application stability or lead to other attack paths.",
  "epss": {
    "score": 0.00056
  },
  "exploitAvailable": "NO",
  "findingArn": "arn:aws:inspector2:****************************************+",
  "firstObservedAt": "2023-02-03T12:39:25.708Z",
  "fixAvailable": "YES",
  "lastObservedAt": "2023-07-03T07:04:32.694Z",
  "packageVulnerabilityDetails": {
    "cvss": [
      {
        "baseScore": 5.5,
        "scoringVector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
        "source": "NVD",
        "version": "3.1"
      },
      {
        "baseScore": 4.3,
        "scoringVector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
        "source": "NVD",
        "version": "2.0"
      }
    ],
    "referenceUrls": [
      "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5620-1",
      "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5144-1",
      "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3933",
      "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3933"
    ],
    "relatedVulnerabilities": [],
    "source": "UBUNTU_CVE",
    "sourceUrl": "https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2021/CVE-2021-3933.html",
    "vendorCreatedAt": "2022-03-25T19:15:00.000Z",
    "vendorSeverity": "medium",
    "vulnerabilityId": "CVE-2021-3933",
    "vulnerablePackages": [
      {
        "arch": "X86_64",
        "epoch": 0,
        "fixedInVersion": "0:2.5.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
        "name": "libopenexr25",
        "packageManager": "OS",
        "release": "1",
        "remediation": "apt update && apt install --only-upgrade libopenexr25",
        "version": "2.5.7"
      }
    ]
  },
  "remediation": {
    "recommendation": {
      "text": "None Provided"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "details": {
        "awsEc2Instance": {
          "iamInstanceProfileArn": "arn:aws:iam:*************************************",
          "imageId": "ami-************************",
          "ipV4Addresses": [
            "*********",
            "****************"
          ],
          "ipV6Addresses": [],
          "keyName": "id_************************",
          "launchedAt": "2023-02-03T12:07:26.000Z",
          "platform": "UBUNTU_22_04",
          "subnetId": "subnet-*********************",
          "type": "t3.medium",
          "vpcId": "vpc-**********************"
        }
      },
      "id": "i-**************************************",
      "partition": "aws",
      "region": "eu-west-1",
      "tags": {
      },
      "type": "AWS_EC2_INSTANCE"
    }
  ],
  "severity": "MEDIUM",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "title": "CVE-2021-3933 - libopenexr25",
  "type": "PACKAGE_VULNERABILITY",
  "updatedAt": "2023-07-03T07:04:32.694Z"
}
1 Antwort
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Hi, If you wish, you can ignore this notification by using a suppression rule in AWS Inspector: see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/inspector/latest/user/findings-managing-supression-rules.html

BTW, to get more info on this CVE, you can search Inspector database (very new feature):

Best,

Didier

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  • But the finding is wrong or I am missing something? Don't want to throw it under the carpet w/o a valid reason

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