Amazon Linux AMI : glibc (ALAS-2015-617)

high Nessus Plugin ID 87343

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Synopsis

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

Description

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way glibc's gethostbyname_r() and other related functions computed the size of a buffer when passed a misaligned buffer as input. An attacker able to make an application call any of these functions with a misaligned buffer could use this flaw to crash the application or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the application.
(CVE-2015-1781)

It was discovered that the nss_files backend for the Name Service Switch in glibc would return incorrect data to applications or corrupt the heap (depending on adjacent heap contents). A local attacker could potentially use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the system.
(CVE-2015-5277)

It was discovered that, under certain circumstances, glibc's getaddrinfo() function would send DNS queries to random file descriptors. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to send DNS queries to unintended recipients, resulting in information disclosure or data loss due to the application encountering corrupted data.
(CVE-2013-7423)

A stack overflow flaw was found in glibc's swscanf() function. An attacker able to make an application call the swscanf() function could use this flaw to crash that application or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the application. (CVE-2015-1473)

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in glibc's swscanf() function. An attacker able to make an application call the swscanf() function could use this flaw to crash that application or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the application. (CVE-2015-1472)

Solution

Run 'yum update glibc' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2015-617.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 87343

File Name: ala_ALAS-2015-617.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/15/2015

Updated: 4/18/2018

Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:o:amazon:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:glibc-common:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:glibc-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:glibc-debuginfo-common:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:glibc-devel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:glibc-headers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:glibc-static:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:glibc-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:nscd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/14/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-7423, CVE-2015-1472, CVE-2015-1781, CVE-2015-5277, CVE-2015-1473

ALAS: 2015-617