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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120235
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2013-157)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'dhcp' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2013-157 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'dhcp' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2013-157 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A flaw was found in the way the dhcpd daemon handled the expiration time of IPv6 leases. If dhcpd's configuration was changed to reduce the default IPv6 lease time, lease renewal requests for previously assigned leases could cause dhcpd to crash. (CVE-2012-3955)

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

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.1

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-3955
BugTraq ID: 55530
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55530
Debian Security Information: DSA-2551 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2551
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086992.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/088882.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088220.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-06.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:153
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0504
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0504.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027528
http://secunia.com/advisories/51318
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1234 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00088.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1252 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00103.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1254 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00105.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1571-1
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