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Amazon Linux AMI : bind (ALAS-2016-665)
high Nessus Plugin ID 89846
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
A defect in control channel input handling was discovered which can cause named to exit due to an assertion failure in sexpr.c or alist.c when a malformed packet is sent to named's control channel. If control channel input is accepted from the network (limited to localhost by default), an unauthenticated attacker could cause named to crash.(CVE-2016-1285)
An error when parsing signature records for DNAME records having specific properties can lead to named exiting due to an assertion failure in resolver.c or db.c. An attacker able to cause a server to make a query deliberately chosen to generate a malicious response can cause named to stop execution with an assertion failure, resulting in denial of service to clients. (CVE-2016-1286)
Solution
Run 'yum update bind' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 89846
File Name: ala_ALAS-2016-665.nasl
Version: 2.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 3/11/2016
Updated: 4/18/2018
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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: 3/10/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-1285, CVE-2016-1286
ALAS: 2016-665