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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120314
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2014-355)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update announced via the referenced Security Advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update announced via the referenced Security Advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33, when CONFIG_IP_VS is used, allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for (1) a getsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_get_ctl function, or (2) a setsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_set_ctl function.

Solution:
Run yum update glibc to update your system.

CVSS Score:
6.9

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-4588
BugTraq ID: 63744
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63744
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/15/12
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2064-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2065-1
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