Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120217
Category:	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2015-597)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libXfont' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2015-597 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libXfont' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2015-597 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: An integer overflow flaw was found in the way libXfont processed certain Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF) fonts. A malicious, local user could use this flaw to crash the X.Org server or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the X.Org server. (CVE-2015-1802) An integer truncation flaw was discovered in the way libXfont processed certain Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF) fonts. A malicious, local user could use this flaw to crash the X.Org server or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the X.Org server. (CVE-2015-1804) A NULL pointer dereference flaw was discovered in the way libXfont processed certain Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF) fonts. A malicious, local user could use this flaw to crash the X.Org server. (CVE-2015-1803) Affected Software/OS: 'libXfont' package(s) on Amazon Linux. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 8.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1802 BugTraq ID: 73277 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73277 Debian Security Information: DSA-3194 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3194 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152497.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152838.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-21 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145 http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2015-03-17/ RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1708 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1708.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031935 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0674 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00002.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0702 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00005.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0614 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00032.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2536-1 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1803 BugTraq ID: 73280 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73280 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1804 BugTraq ID: 73279 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73279 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:2300 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00074.html
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