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Amazon Linux AMI : libunwind (ALAS-2015-600)

low Nessus Plugin ID 86356

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Synopsis

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

Description

An off-by-one array indexing error was found in the libunwind API, which could cause an error when reading untrusted binaries or dwarf debug info data.

Solution

Run 'yum update libunwind' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2015-600.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 86356

File Name: ala_ALAS-2015-600.nasl

Version: 2.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/13/2015

Updated: 4/18/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/9/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3239

ALAS: 2015-600