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Amazon Linux AMI : nss (ALAS-2014-274)
high Nessus Plugin ID 72292
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
It was found that a subordinate Certificate Authority (CA) mis-issued an intermediate certificate, which could be used to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks. This update renders that particular intermediate certificate as untrusted.Solution
Run 'yum update nss' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 72292
File Name: ala_ALAS-2014-274.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 2/5/2014
Updated: 4/18/2018
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-sysinit, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-pkcs11-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 1/14/2014