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Amazon Linux AMI : git (ALAS-2016-672)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 90154

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Synopsis

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

Description

An integer truncation flaw (CVE-2016-2315) and an integer overflow flaw (CVE-2016-2324), both leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, were found in the way Git processed certain path information. A remote attacker could create a specially crafted Git repository that would cause a Git client or server to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Run 'yum update git' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2016-672.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 90154

File Name: ala_ALAS-2016-672.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/25/2016

Updated: 4/18/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:emacs-git, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:emacs-git-el, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-all, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-bzr, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-cvs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-daemon, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-email, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-hg, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-p4, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:git-svn, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gitweb, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-git, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-git-svn, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/24/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-2315, CVE-2016-2324

ALAS: 2016-672