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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120564
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2011-18)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'openswan' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2011-18 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'openswan' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2011-18 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A use-after-free flaw was found in the way Openswan's pluto IKE daemon used cryptographic helpers. A remote, authenticated attacker could send a specially-crafted IKE packet that would crash the pluto daemon. This issue only affected SMP (symmetric multiprocessing) systems that have the cryptographic helpers enabled.

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

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-4073
BugTraq ID: 50440
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50440
Debian Security Information: DSA-2374 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2374
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1422.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026268
http://secunia.com/advisories/46678
http://secunia.com/advisories/46681
http://secunia.com/advisories/47342
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