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Amazon Linux AMI : dhcp (ALAS-2013-157)
high Nessus Plugin ID 69716
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
A flaw was found in the way the dhcpd daemon handled the expiration time of IPv6 leases. If dhcpd's configuration was changed to reduce the default IPv6 lease time, lease renewal requests for previously assigned leases could cause dhcpd to crash. (CVE-2012-3955)Solution
Run 'yum update dhcp' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 69716
File Name: ala_ALAS-2013-157.nasl
Version: 1.11
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: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:dhcp-common, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:dhclient, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:dhcp, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:dhcp-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:dhcp-debuginfo
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 3/2/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-3955