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Amazon Linux AMI : sos (ALAS-2016-666)

high Nessus Plugin ID 89847

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Synopsis

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

Description

An insecure temporary file use flaw was found in the way sos created certain sosreport files. A local attacker could possibly use this flaw to perform a symbolic link attack to reveal the contents of sosreport files, or in some cases modify arbitrary files and escalate their privileges on the system.

Solution

Run 'yum update sos' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2016-666.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 89847

File Name: ala_ALAS-2016-666.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/11/2016

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: 4.6

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:sos

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/10/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7529

ALAS: 2016-666