Amazon Linux 2 : ca-certificates (ALAS-2021-1710)
high Nessus Plugin ID 153883
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of ca-certificates installed on the remote host is prior to 2021.2.50-72. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2021-1710 advisory.- Update of ca-certificates to version 2021.2.50-72.amzn2.0.1 addresses the expiring IdentTrust DST Root CA X3, which affected some Let's Encrypt TLS certificates. The effect of the expiring certificate would be an inability of OpenSSL to validate impacted certificates issued by Let's Encrypt. Impacted customers may have experienced connection or certificate errors when attempting to connect to certain websites or APIs that use Let's Encrypt certificates. (ALAS2-2021-1710)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'yum update ca-certificates' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 153883
File Name: al2_ALAS-2021-1710.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 10/5/2021
Updated: 10/5/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ca-certificates, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/30/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/30/2021
Reference Information
ALAS: 2021-1710