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Amazon Linux AMI : augeas (ALAS-2014-286)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 72304
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
A flaw was found in the way Augeas handled certain umask settings when creating new configuration files. This flaw could result in configuration files being created as world-writable, allowing unprivileged local users to modify their content. (CVE-2013-6412)Solution
Run 'yum update augeas' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 72304
File Name: ala_ALAS-2014-286.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 2/5/2014
Updated: 4/18/2018
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:augeas-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:augeas-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:augeas, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:augeas-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 2/3/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-6412