Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120302
Category:	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2013-190)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2013-190 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2013-190 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perf_event_open system call. Affected Software/OS: 'kernel' package(s) on Amazon Linux. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-2094 33589 http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33589 93361 http://www.osvdb.org/93361 MDVSA-2013:176 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176 RHSA-2013:0830 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0830.html SUSE-SU-2013:0819 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00008.html USN-1825-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1825-1 USN-1826-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1826-1 USN-1827-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1827-1 USN-1828-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1828-1 USN-1836-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1836-1 USN-1838-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1838-1 [CentOS-announce] 20130515 CentOS-6 CVE-2013-2094 Kernel Issue http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-May/019729.html [CentOS-announce] 20130517 CESA-2013:0830 Important CentOS 6 kernel Update http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-May/019733.html [linux-kernel] 20130412 Re: sw_perf_event_destroy() oops while fuzzing http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/03976.html [linux-kernel] 20130412 sw_perf_event_destroy() oops while fuzzing http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/03652.html [linux-kernel] 20130413 Re: sw_perf_event_destroy() oops while fuzzing http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/04302.html [oss-security] 20130514 Re: CVE Request: linux kernel perf out-of-bounds access http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/14/6 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8176cced706b5e5d15887584150764894e94e02f http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5703758 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/121616/semtex.c http://twitter.com/djrbliss/statuses/334301992648331267 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9 http://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1eb9iw https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=962792 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8176cced706b5e5d15887584150764894e94e02f openSUSE-SU-2013:0847 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00018.html openSUSE-SU-2013:0925 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html openSUSE-SU-2013:0951 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00009.html openSUSE-SU-2013:1042 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00017.html
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