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Amazon Linux 2 : git (ALAS-2020-1409)

high Nessus Plugin ID 135594

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

With a crafted URL that contains a newline in it, the credential helper machinery can be fooled to give credential information for a wrong host. The attack has been made impossible by forbidding a newline character in any value passed via the credential protocol.
(CVE-2020-5260)

Solution

Run 'yum update git' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2020-1409.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 135594

File Name: al2_ALAS-2020-1409.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/16/2020

Updated: 4/27/2020

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-5260

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-p4, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-subtree, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-daemon, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-core-doc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-svn, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-git, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-cvs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-core, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gitweb, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-all, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gitk, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-gui, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-instaweb, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-git-svn, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-email

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/15/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-5260

ALAS: 2020-1409