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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120142
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2012-78)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-78 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-78 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The rio_ioctl function in drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/dl2k.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.7 does not restrict access to the SIOCSMIIREG command, which allows local users to write data to an Ethernet adapter via an ioctl call.

Affected Software/OS:
'kernel' package(s) on Amazon Linux.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
1.2

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2313
53965
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53965
HPSBGN02970
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
RHSA-2012:1174
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1174.html
RHSA-2012:1481
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1481.html
RHSA-2012:1541
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1541.html
RHSA-2012:1589
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1589.html
SUSE-SU-2015:0812
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
[oss-security] 20120504 Re: CVE Request: more tight ioctl permissions in dl2k driver
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/8
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1bb57e940e1958e40d51f2078f50c3a96a9b2d75
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.7
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=818820
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1bb57e940e1958e40d51f2078f50c3a96a9b2d75
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