Amazon Linux AMI : mod24_nss (ALAS-2016-714)

high Nessus Plugin ID 91628

Synopsis

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

Description

It was reported that +CIPHER operator in OpenSSL changes the order of a cipher. Instead of returning an error (as NSS does not support cipher ordering), it returned the result of processing up to that point, which could result in requested ciphers not being enabled.

Solution

Run 'yum update mod24_nss' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2016-714.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 91628

File Name: ala_ALAS-2016-714.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/16/2016

Updated: 4/18/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod24_nss, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod24_nss-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/15/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-3099

ALAS: 2016-714