Amazon Linux AMI : systemtap (ALAS-2012-54)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 69661

Synopsis

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

Description

An invalid pointer read flaw was found in the way SystemTap handled malformed debugging information in DWARF format. When SystemTap unprivileged mode was enabled, an unprivileged user in the stapusr group could use this flaw to crash the system or, potentially, read arbitrary kernel memory. Additionally, a privileged user (root, or a member of the stapdev group) could trigger this flaw when tricked into instrumenting a specially crafted ELF binary, even when unprivileged mode was not enabled. (CVE-2012-0875)

Solution

Run 'yum update systemtap' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2012-54.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 69661

File Name: ala_ALAS-2012-54.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/4/2013

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: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemtap-server, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemtap-initscript, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemtap-testsuite, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemtap-runtime, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemtap-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemtap, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemtap-sdt-devel

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/15/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0875

ALAS: 2012-54

RHSA: 2012:0376