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Amazon Linux AMI : libjpeg-turbo (ALAS-2015-540)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 84128

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Synopsis

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

Description

A flaw in libjpeg-turbo was reported that could lead to a local denial of service when processing a specially crafted JPEG issue.

Solution

Run 'yum update libjpeg-turbo' to update your system.

See Also

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/557

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2015-540.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 84128

File Name: ala_ALAS-2015-540.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/12/2015

Updated: 11/19/2018

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: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:turbojpeg, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libjpeg-turbo-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:turbojpeg-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libjpeg-turbo-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libjpeg-turbo-utils, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libjpeg-turbo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libjpeg-turbo-static

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/11/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9092

ALAS: 2015-540