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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120356
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2014-315)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'yum' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2014-315 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'yum' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2014-315 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The installUpdates function in yum-cron/yum-cron.py in yum 3.4.3 and earlier does not properly check the return value of the sigCheckPkg function, which allows remote attackers to bypass the RMP package signing restriction via an unsigned package.

Affected Software/OS:
'yum' 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:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0022
56637
http://secunia.com/advisories/56637
65119
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65119
http://yum.baseurl.org/gitweb?p=yum.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9df69e5794
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1052440
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1057377
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