Amazon Linux AMI : git (ALAS-2015-613)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 87339

Synopsis

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

Description

A flaw was found in the way the git-remote-ext helper processed certain URLs. If a user had Git configured to automatically clone submodules from untrusted repositories, an attacker could inject commands into the URL of a submodule, allowing them to execute arbitrary code on the user's system.

Solution

Run 'yum update git' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2015-613.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 87339

File Name: ala_ALAS-2015-613.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/15/2015

Updated: 4/18/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-p4, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-daemon, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-git, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-svn, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-cvs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gitweb, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-all, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:emacs-git-el, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-hg, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:emacs-git, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-bzr, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-git-svn, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-email

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/14/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7545

ALAS: 2015-613