Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120478
Category:	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2012-122)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-122 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-122 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The Netlink implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.2.30 does not properly handle messages that lack SCM_CREDENTIALS data, which might allow local users to spoof Netlink communication via a crafted message, as demonstrated by a message to (1) Avahi or (2) NetworkManager. Affected Software/OS: 'kernel' package(s) on Amazon Linux. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 1.9 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-3520 50848 http://secunia.com/advisories/50848 55152 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55152 USN-1599-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1599-1 USN-1610-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1610-1 [oss-security] 20120822 CVE-2012-3520 kernel: af_netlink: invalid handling of SCM_CREDENTIALS passing http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/22/1 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e0e3cea46d31d23dc40df0a49a7a2c04fe8edfea http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.30 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=850449 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e0e3cea46d31d23dc40df0a49a7a2c04fe8edfea openSUSE-SU-2012:1330 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00005.html openSUSE-SU-2013:0261 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00018.html
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