Amazon Linux AMI : bind (ALAS-2015-490)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 81826

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Synopsis

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

Description

A flaw was found in the way BIND handled trust anchor management. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause the BIND daemon (named) to crash under certain conditions.

Solution

Run 'yum update bind' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 81826

File Name: ala_ALAS-2015-490.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 3/17/2015

Updated: 4/18/2018

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

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-chroot, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-sdb, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-utils, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1349

ALAS: 2015-490

RHSA: 2015:0672

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