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Amazon Linux AMI : libyaml (ALAS-2015-481)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 81327

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Synopsis

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

Description

An assertion failure was found in the way the libyaml library parsed wrapped strings. An attacker able to load specially crafted YAML input into an application using libyaml could cause the application to crash. (CVE-2014-9130)

Solution

Run 'yum update libyaml' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2015-481.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 81327

File Name: ala_ALAS-2015-481.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/13/2015

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: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libyaml-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libyaml, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libyaml-devel

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9130

ALAS: 2015-481

RHSA: 2015:0100