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Amazon Linux AMI : nss (ALAS-2013-149)
high Nessus Plugin ID 69708
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
It was found that a Certificate Authority (CA) mis-issued two intermediate certificates to customers. These certificates could be used to launch man-in-the-middle attacks. This update renders those certificates as untrusted. This covers all uses of the certificates, including SSL, S/MIME, and code signing.Solution
Run 'yum update nss' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 69708
File Name: ala_ALAS-2013-149.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 9/4/2013
Updated: 4/18/2018
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-sysinit, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-pkcs11-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 2/3/2013