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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : EC2 hibagent update (USN-6519-2)

info Nessus Plugin ID 186440

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6519-2 advisory.

 USN-6519-1 added IMDSv2 support to EC2 hibagent. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.



Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected ec2-hibinit-agent package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6519-2

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 186440

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6519-2.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/29/2023

Updated: 10/29/2024

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ec2-hibinit-agent

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/29/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/29/2023

Reference Information

USN: 6519-2