Amazon Linux AMI : ca-certificates (ALAS-2011-03)

high Nessus Plugin ID 69562

Synopsis

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

Description

This update includes the latest updates to the root Certificate Authority list from Mozilla. 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.

Solution

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

See Also

https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/ca-certificates-2011.78-1.fc15

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 69562

File Name: ala_ALAS-2011-03.nasl

Version: Revision: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/4/2013

Updated: 1/30/2015

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: 2011-03