Amazon Linux AMI : ca-certificates (ALAS-2011-3)

high Nessus Plugin ID 78264

Synopsis

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

Description

This package contains the set of CA certificates chosen by the Mozilla Foundation for use with the Internet Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).

It was found that a Certificate Authority (CA) issued fraudulent HTTPS certificates. This update removes that CA's root certificate from the ca-certificates package, rendering any HTTPS certificates signed by that CA as untrusted.

All users should upgrade to this updated package. After installing the update, all applications using the ca-certificates package must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

Solution

Run 'yum update ca-certificates' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2011-3.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 78264

File Name: ala_ALAS-2011-3.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/12/2014

Updated: 4/18/2018

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ca-certificates, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2011

Reference Information

ALAS: 2011-3

RHSA: 2011:1248