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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120325
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2015-481)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libyaml' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2015-481 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libyaml' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2015-481 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
An assertion failure was found in the way the libyaml library parsed wrapped strings. An attacker able to load specially crafted YAML input into an application using libyaml could cause the application to crash. (CVE-2014-9130)

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

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-9130
BugTraq ID: 71349
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71349
Debian Security Information: DSA-3102 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3102
Debian Security Information: DSA-3103 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3103
Debian Security Information: DSA-3115 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3115
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:242
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:060
https://bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/issue/10/wrapped-strings-cause-assert-failure
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/28/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/28/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/29/3
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:0100
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0100.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:0112
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0112.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:0260
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0260.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59947
http://secunia.com/advisories/60944
http://secunia.com/advisories/62164
http://secunia.com/advisories/62174
http://secunia.com/advisories/62176
http://secunia.com/advisories/62705
http://secunia.com/advisories/62723
http://secunia.com/advisories/62774
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0319 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1067 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2461-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2461-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2461-3
XForce ISS Database: libyaml-cve20149130-dos(99047)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99047
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