Amazon Linux AMI : autofs (ALAS-2015-626)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 87352

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was found that program-based automounter maps that used interpreted languages such as Python would use standard environment variables to locate and load modules of those languages. A local attacker could potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.

Solution

Run 'yum update autofs' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 87352

File Name: ala_ALAS-2015-626.nasl

Version: 2.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 12/15/2015

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: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/14/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8169

ALAS: 2015-626

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