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Amazon Linux AMI : ca-certificates (ALAS-2011-03)
high Nessus Plugin ID 69562
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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
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: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ca-certificates
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